Eliseeva I.I., Dmitriev A.L. Karl Fedorovich Herman: at the origins of Russian state statistics (on the 250th anniversary of the scientist’s birth). Bulletin of Statistics [Voprosy statistiki], 2017, N 9, pp. 74-83.

Abstract

This article is devoted to the 250th anniversary of the birth of K.F. Herman (1767-1838) and covers his activities related to the organization of state statistics in Russia. He went down in history of the national statistics as the head of the first specialized public service - the Statistical Office of the Ministry of Police of the Russian Empire. After the merger of the Ministry of Police with the Ministry of the Interior, Karl German from 1819 to 1835 headed the Statistical Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire. The authors note an important role of K.F. Herman in the formation of the system of national state statistics and analyze his views on the organization of statistical activities in Russia.