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William Playfair

William Playfair (22 September 1759 – 11 February 1823) was a Scottish engineer and political economist. The founder of graphical methods of statistics, Playfair invented several types of diagrams: in 1786 he introduced the line, area and bar chart of economic data, and in 1801 he published what were likely the first pie chart and circle graph, used to…

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inventor of statistical graphs, writer on political economy, various reported clandestine activities during the French Revolution
Born
(1759-09-22)September 22, 1759 Benvie, Forfarshire, Scotland
Died
11 February 1823(1823-02-11) (aged 63) London, England
Family
John Playfair (brother) James Playfair (brother) William Henry Playfair (nephew)

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William Playfair → (1759-09-22)September 22, 1759 Benvie, Forfarshire, Scotland
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William Playfair → 11 February 1823(1823-02-11) (aged 63) London, England
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William Playfair → John Playfair (brother) James Playfair (brother) William Henry Playfair (nephew)
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William Playfair → inventor of statistical graphs, writer on political economy, various reported clandestine activities during the French Revolution

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William PlayfairBorn(1759-09-22)September 22, 1759 Benvie, Forfarshire, Scotland1.00infobox
William PlayfairDied11 February 1823(1823-02-11) (aged 63) London, England1.00infobox
William PlayfairFamilyJohn Playfair (brother) James Playfair (brother) William Henry Playfair (nephew)1.00infobox
William PlayfairKnown forinventor of statistical graphs, writer on political economy, various reported clandestine activities during the French Revolution1.00infobox
the Statesman's Yearbookinstance ofThe Breviary anticipated modern publications0.80text
the CIA's World FactBook.Other WorksFrom 1809 until 1811instance ofThe Breviary anticipated modern publications0.80text
Playfair published the massive British Family Antiquityinstance ofThe Breviary anticipated modern publications0.80text
Illustrative of the Origininstance ofThe Breviary anticipated modern publications0.80text
Progress of the Rankinstance ofThe Breviary anticipated modern publications0.80text
Honoursinstance ofThe Breviary anticipated modern publications0.80text
Personal Merit of the Nobility of the United Kingdominstance ofThe Breviary anticipated modern publications0.80text
the CIA's World FactBookinstance ofThe Breviary anticipated modern publications0.80text

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