Template:Did you know nominations/George Francis Hardy

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:04, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

George Francis Hardy

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* ... that George Francis Hardy was an actuary, Egyptologist and amateur astronomer whose scientific methods and calculations contributed to all three fields? He was instrumental in the formulation of the National Insurance Act 1911 and made an important extension of the Gompertz–Makeham law of mortality. Source: Journal of the Institute of Actuaries. 49: 1–14. 1915

• ALT1: ... that George Francis Hardy was an actuary, Egyptologist and amateur astronomer whose scientific methods and calculations contributed to all three fields? Source: Journal of the Institute of Actuaries. 49: 1–14. 1915

Created by LoopZilla (talk). Self-nominated at 12:17, 12 February 2017 (UTC).

• - Length, Date, Cite, and Copyvio all good. QPQ is exempt. I couldn't locate the additional information in the original hook in the sources so only ALT1 is approved. Mifter (talk) 01:18, 19 February 2017 (UTC)