From a young age, Fletcher wrote reports on social and health issues.[2] These included one on child employment in lead mines, for the Children's Employment Commission 1842.[3] His commission reports influenced legislation. The findings of the children's employment commission in particular laid the basis for parliamentary control. As a schools inspector he wrote also on education.[2]
In 1850 Fletcher published a Summary of the Moral Statistics of England and Wales; and in the following year a work on Education: National, Voluntary, and Free.[2] He was unconvinced of the moral superiority of communities that were relatively sparsely developed, such as small towns and farming areas, presaging views later held by Herbert Spencer and Norbert Elias.[4] He studied foreign educational systems, and issued (1851–2) two treatises on The Farm School of the Continent, and its Applicability to the Preventive and Reformatory Education of Pauper and Criminal Children in England and Wales.[2]
Fletcher was one of the honorary secretaries of the Statistical Society of London; and also editor of the Statistical Journal. He was member of the council of the British Association, and acted as secretary to its statistical section.[2]
^Alborn, Timothy L. "Fletcher, Joseph". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9736. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"1842 Report - Scottish Mining Website". Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^Zohreh Bayatrizi, Mapping character types onto space: the urban–rural distinction in early statistical writings, History of the Human Sciences 24(2) 28–47 DOI: 10.1177/0952695111399344
joseph, fletcher, statistician, joseph, fletcher, 1813, 1852, english, statistical, writer, barrister, worked, also, official, committees, schools, inspector, joseph, fletcherborn1813died1852, aged, chirk, denbighshire, englandacademic, backgroundeducationmidd. Joseph Fletcher 1813 1852 was an English statistical writer and barrister He worked also on official committees and as a schools inspector Joseph FletcherBorn1813Died1852 aged 38 39 Chirk Denbighshire EnglandAcademic backgroundEducationMiddle Temple LLB Academic workDisciplineLawStatisticsInstitutionsRoyal Commission on Hand Loom Weavers Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Death 4 NotesEducation editFletcher trained as a barrister entering the Middle Temple in 1838 and being called to the bar in 1841 Career editFletcher was the secretary of the Royal Commission on Hand Loom Weavers 1 Starting in 1844 he worked as a schools inspector 2 From a young age Fletcher wrote reports on social and health issues 2 These included one on child employment in lead mines for the Children s Employment Commission 1842 3 His commission reports influenced legislation The findings of the children s employment commission in particular laid the basis for parliamentary control As a schools inspector he wrote also on education 2 In 1850 Fletcher published a Summary of the Moral Statistics of England and Wales and in the following year a work on Education National Voluntary and Free 2 He was unconvinced of the moral superiority of communities that were relatively sparsely developed such as small towns and farming areas presaging views later held by Herbert Spencer and Norbert Elias 4 He studied foreign educational systems and issued 1851 2 two treatises on The Farm School of the Continent and its Applicability to the Preventive and Reformatory Education of Pauper and Criminal Children in England and Wales 2 Fletcher was one of the honorary secretaries of the Statistical Society of London and also editor of the Statistical Journal He was member of the council of the British Association and acted as secretary to its statistical section 2 Death editFletcher died at Chirk Denbighshire on 11 August 1852 He was buried in the graveyard of All Hallows Church Tottenham 2 Notes edit Alborn Timothy L Fletcher Joseph Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 9736 Subscription or UK public library membership required a b c d e f g Stephen Leslie ed 1889 Fletcher Joseph 1813 1852 Dictionary of National Biography Vol 19 London Smith Elder amp Co 1842 Report Scottish Mining Website Retrieved 9 February 2017 Zohreh Bayatrizi Mapping character types onto space the urban rural distinction in early statistical writings History of the Human Sciences 24 2 28 47 DOI 10 1177 0952695111399344 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Stephen Leslie ed 1889 Fletcher Joseph 1813 1852 Dictionary of National Biography Vol 19 London Smith Elder amp Co Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Fletcher statistician amp oldid 1000600468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
