Volume 6 - Article 5 | Pages 87–90
Dr. Väinö Kannisto: A Reflexion
| Date received: | 21 Feb 2002 |
| Date published: | 27 Feb 2002 |
| Word count: | 1008 |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2002.6.5 |
| Additional files: | Vaino Kannisto and his wife in 2000 (jpg file, 52 kB) |
| Vaino Kannisto on a visit to the Max Planck Institute in 1999 (jpg file, 79 kB) | |
| Weblink: | Finnish Life Tables since 1751, Vol. 1, Art. 1 |
| Measuring the Compression of Mortality, Vol. 3, Art. 6 | |
| The Survivor Ratio Method for Estimating Numbers at High Ages, Vol. 6, Art. 1 | |
| Odense Monographs, Vol. 1: Development of oldest-old mortality, 1950-1990 | |
| Odense Monographs, Vol. 3: The Advancing Frontier of Survival | |
| Odense Monographs, Vol. 5: The Force of Mortality at Ages 80 to 120 | |
Abstract
This reflexion is published in memory of Väinö Kannisto, who died unexpectedly on 16 February 2002.
Author's Affiliation
James W. Vaupel - Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
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