Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Economist
Statistician |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Society_of_Arts |
| gptkbp:awards |
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1759-09-22
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:William_Playfair_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Graphical methods in statistics
Economic data representation Visual communication of data |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1823-02-11
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
|
| gptkbp:field |
Data Visualization
Econometrics Statistics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William H. Playfair
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Modern data visualization techniques
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:John_Snow
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Adam_Smith
|
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
Social science research
Business analytics Data journalism Public policy analysis Information design |
| gptkbp:inventor |
Statistical graphics
Playfair cipher Graphical representation of data |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
Statistical analysis Political economy |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Inventing the bar chart
Inventing the line graph Inventing the pie chart |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Impact on economic analysis
Influence on modern statistics Pioneer_of_data_visualization |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Scottish
|
| gptkbp:notableWorks |
Commercial and Political Atlas
Statistical Breviary |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Engineer
Politician |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:London,_England
|
| gptkbp:productionCompany |
18th century
19th century |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Margaret_Playfair
|