William Playfair
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William Playfair was a Scottish engineer and political economist best known for inventing several fundamental types of statistical graphs, including the bar chart, line graph, and pie chart.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Playfair canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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person ⓘ political economist ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1759-09-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Benvie
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Forfarshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1823-02-11 ⓘ |
| describedIn | The Commercial and Political Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | James Watt and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Playfair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
engineering
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political economy ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| fullName | William Playfair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| introducedGraphType |
area chart
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bar chart ⓘ line graph ⓘ pie chart ⓘ |
| knownFor |
inventing the bar chart
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inventing the line graph ⓘ inventing the pie chart ⓘ pioneering statistical graphics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
use of bar charts for comparing quantities
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use of pie charts for representing proportions ⓘ use of time-series line graphs for economic data ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Statistical Breviary
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The Commercial and Political Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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political economist ⓘ statistician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| publicationDateOfWork |
Statistical Breviary, 1801
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The Commercial and Political Atlas, 1786 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | John Playfair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | John Playfair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
James Watt
NERFINISHED
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Matthew Boulton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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