Luigi Bodio

Luigi Bodio
Born	(1840-10-12)October 12, 1840 Milan
Died	November 2, 1920(1920-11-02) (aged 80) Rome
Nationality	Italian
Occupation(s)	Economist and Statistician
Known for	Among the founders of Italian Statistical System, was one of the first Presidents of the International Statistical Institute.

Luigi Bodio (born 12 October 1840 in Milan–2 November 1920 in Rome) was an Italian economist and statistician, among the founders of Italian Statistics. He was the first General Secretary of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and among the first Presidents of ISI.^[1]

Biography

Bodio graduated in 1861 at

In 1885 was a founding member and General Secretary of the International Statistical Institute up to 1905. In 1909 he was elected President of the International Statistical Institute and remained in charge until his death in 1920. In 1900 Bodio was elected National Senator, and he was General Commissioner of Migration (1901–04), an Inter-ministerial Body created to address and protect the Italian migration abroad. In 1996, the International Cooperation Centre for Statistics (ICstat) was dedicated to Luigi Bodio in recognition of his dedication and promotion of the statistical cooperation.^[2]

Writings

• "Statistique internationale des caisses d'épargne", 1876
• "Saggio sul commercio esterno terrestre e marittimo del regno d'Italia", 1865
• "Dei documenti statistici del regno d'Italia", 1867
• "Dei rapporti della statistica coll' economia politica e colle altre scienze affini", 1869
• "Del patrimonio delle entrate e delle spese della pubblica beneficenza in Italia", 1889

References

External links

• Works by or about Luigi Bodio at Internet Archive
• ICstat - International Cooperation Center for Statistics "Luigi Bodio"
• International Statistical Institute