Gompertz,

Benjamin, English actuary, 1779-1865.

Gompertz hypothesis - a theory that the force of mortality increases in geometrical progression.

Gompertz law - after age 35-40, the increase in mortality with age tends to be logarithmic.

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Desde su aparicion en 1825 (1), la curva sigmoidea propuesta por Benjamin Gompertz ha sido aplicada en diferentes campos, aunque por mucho tiempo fue de interes solamente en actuaria (?) (2).

Descripcion matematica de la funcion Gompertz aplicada al crecimiento de animales

In the 19th century the insurance actuary Benjamin Gompertz pointed out that as people age, their chance of dying doubles every eight years or so.

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