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During the nineteenth century, demographers were striving to represent demographic phenomena grafically. Around 1874-1875, Lexis proposed a solution to the problem which was to become widely known as the <<Lexis diagram>>. Commonly used by demographers ever since, it was only improved during the 1950s by R. Pressat who developed a more <<practical>> version. Although demographers are currently using Pressat's version (with occasional minor modifications), it continues to be known as the <<Lexis diagram>>. However, the question of who is to be given credit for the introduction of the diagram still requires an answer, because Verweij suggested a very similar diagram at almost the same time as Lexis ! Moreover, even before Lexis and Verweij, Becker had constructed a slightly different diagram which was equally efficient ! Should we therefore talk about a Becker, a Lexis, a Verweij, or a Pressat diagram ?
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