Pierre François Verhulst

Pierre François Verhulst (October 28, 1804 - February 15, 1849, Brussels, Belgium) was a mathematician and a doctor in number theory from the University of Ghent in 1825. Verhulst published in 1838 the logistic demographic model:

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October 28 - 1804 - February 15 - 1849 - Brussels - Belgium - Mathematician - Number theory - University of Ghent - 1825 - 1838 - Logistic demographic model

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:N'(t) = r N(t) left(1 - rac {N(t)}{K} ight)

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when N(t) represents number of individuals at time t, r the intrinsic growth rate and K number of individuals in equilibrium.

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