William Makeham, Date of Birth, Date of Death

William Makeham

actuary

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1826

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1891

Profession: mathematician, actuary

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

William Matthew Makeham (11 September 1826 – 17 November 1891) was an English actuary and mathematician.
He had one wife, Hepzibah Reed, and seven children, William, Amy, Elizabeth, Thomas, Frederick, Emily, and George. Makeham was responsible for proposing the age-independent Makeham term in the Gompertz–Makeham law of mortality that, together with the exponentially age-dependent Gompertz term, was one of the most effective theories to describe human mortality.Makeham was responsible for two important studies on human mortality: "On the Law of Mortality and the Construction of Annuity Tables." J.
Inst.
Actuaries and Assur.
Mag.
8, 301–310, 1860. "On an Application of the Theory of the Composition of Decremental Forces." J.
Inst.
Actuaries and Assur.
Mag.
18, 317–322, 1874.