John Hajnal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Hajnal

Hungarian-British statistical economist (1924–2008)

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1924

Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Nov-2008

Profession: mathematician, statistician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

John Hajnal FBA (born Hajnal-Kónyi; 26 November 1924 – 30 November 2008), was a Hungarian-British academic in the fields of mathematics and economics (statistics). Hajnal is best known for identifying, in a landmark 1965 paper, the historical pattern of marriage of northwest Europe in which people married late and many adults remained single.
The geographical boundary of this unusual marriage pattern is now known as the Hajnal line.