Henry Richmond Droop, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHenry Richmond Droop
British mathematician
Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1832
Place of Birth: Stamford Hill, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 21-Mar-1884
Profession: mathematician
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Henry Richmond Droop
- Henry Richmond Droop (12 September 1832 – 21 March 1884) was an English mathematician.
- He devised the Droop quota used in the Single Transferable Vote.
- He also may have been the first to write down what later became known as Duverger's Law, in 1869. He married Clara Baily (ca.
- 1841 – 7 September 1921) on 17 August 1872 and was the father of archaeologist John Percival Droop (1882–1963).
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