Auxology

Auxology, sometimes called auxanology (from Greek αὔξω, auxō, or αὐξάνω, auxanō, "grow"; and -λογία, -logia), is a meta-term covering the study of all aspects of human physical growth (though it is also a fundamental of biology, generally speaking). Auxology is a highly multi-disciplinary science involving health sciences/medicine (pediatrics, general practice, endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, epidemiology), and to a lesser extent: nutrition, genetics, anthropology, anthropometry, ergonomics, history, economic history, economics, socioeconomics, sociology, public health and psychology, among others.

Some auxologists

 * Joerg Baten (economist, anthropometric historian)
 * Barry Bogin (anthropologist)
 * Noel Cameron (pediatrician, anthropologist)
 * J. W. Drukker (economist, historian, ergonomist)
 * Stanley Engerman (economist)
 * Robert Fogel (economist)
 * Theo Gasser (statistician, human biologist)
 * Michael Healy (statistician)
 * Michael Hermanussen (pediatrician, human biologist)
 * Francis E. Johnston (anthropologist)
 * John Komlos (economist, anthropometric historian)
 * Gregory Livshits (human biologist)
 * Robert Margo (economist)
 * Alex F. Roche (pediatrician)
 * Lawrence M. Schell (anthropologist)
 * Nevin Scrimshaw (nutritionist)
 * Anne Sheehy (human biologist)
 * Richard Steckel (economist, anthropometric historian)
 * Pak Sunyoung (anthropologist)
 * James M. Tanner (pediatrician)
 * Vincent Tassenaar (historian)
 * Lucio Vinicius (anthropologist, human biologist)