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William Playfair

British mathematician, engineer and political economist (1759-1823)

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About William Playfair

William Playfair 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 show part-whole relations. Playfair has been reported to have been a secret agent for the British Government, although this has sometimes been a subject of controversy.

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Occupation: economist, mathematician, engineer, statistician
Citizenship: United Kingdom

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September 22, 1759

Died

February 11, 1823

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