Quetelet professor

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The title of Quetelet professor is a distinction awarded to professors at Columbia University. It is named after Adolphe Quetelet, the Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist.

[edit] Recipients

The prize is currently held by:

  • Paul Lazarsfeld, Q.p. of Social Science (1963, emeritus 1971)
  • Peter Blau, Q.p. of sociology (1977, emeritus 1988)
  • Jonathan Cole, Q.p. of Social Science (1989)
  • Jeffrey Sachs, Q.p. of sustainable development (2002)
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