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Hari Seldon

Hari Seldon is a fictional character in the Foundation series of novels by Isaac Asimov. In his capacity as mathematics professor at Streeling University on the planet Trantor, Seldon develops psychohistory, an algorithmic science that allows him to predict the future in probabilistic terms. On the basis of his psychohistory he is able to predict the…

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Occupation
Mathematician · Psychologist · Imperial First Minister
Affiliation
Foundation · Second Foundation · Streeling University
Children
Raych Seldon (adopted)
Created by
Isaac Asimov
First appearance
"Foundation" (1942)
Gender
Male

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Hari Seldon

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related to Appearances · 26
Hari Seldon → Alasdair Wilkins, Asimov's, Astounding Science Fiction, Commission, Describing, Earth, Empire, Forward, Foundation, Foundation's Edge, Galactic Empire, Gandalf, Gizmodo, He, It, Josh Wimmer, May, Prelude, Public Safety, Second Foundation
related to Contemporary influence · 11
Hari Seldon → Big Data, Forbes, Hari Seldon's, Historian Ian Morris, In, Phil Pinn, Seldon, Seldon's, Seldonian, The Economist, Tom Boellstorff
related to Fictional biography · 8
Hari Seldon → Arcturus, FE, Foundation Era, Galactic Empire First Minister, Galactic Era, GE, He, Helicon
Affiliation · 3
Hari Seldon → Foundation, Second Foundation, Streeling University
Occupation · 3
Hari Seldon → Imperial First Minister, Mathematician, Psychologist
Spouses · 2
Hari Seldon → Dors Venabili (novels), Yanna Seldon (TV series)
Children · 1
Hari Seldon → Raych Seldon (adopted)
Created by · 1
Hari Seldon → Isaac Asimov
First appearance · 1
Hari Seldon → "Foundation" (1942)
Gender · 1
Hari Seldon → Male

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Hari SeldonAffiliationFoundation1.00infobox
Hari SeldonAffiliationSecond Foundation1.00infobox
Hari SeldonAffiliationStreeling University1.00infobox
Hari SeldonChildrenRaych Seldon (adopted)1.00infobox
Hari SeldonCreated byIsaac Asimov1.00infobox
Hari SeldonFirst appearance"Foundation" (1942)1.00infobox
Hari SeldonGenderMale1.00infobox
Hari SeldonLast appearanceFoundation's Triumph (1999)1.00infobox
Hari SeldonOccupationMathematician1.00infobox
Hari SeldonOccupationPsychologist1.00infobox
Hari SeldonOccupationImperial First Minister1.00infobox
Hari SeldonPortrayed byJared Harris Foundation (2021–present)1.00infobox
Hari SeldonSpousesDors Venabili (novels)1.00infobox
Hari SeldonSpousesYanna Seldon (TV series)1.00infobox
Hari SeldonVoiced byWilliam Eedle The Foundation Trilogy (1973)1.00infobox
Hari Seldonis afictional character in the Foundation series of novels by Isaac Asimov0.90text

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