William Playfair

Summary

William Playfair is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Dundee^[2]. He was born on +1759-09-22T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Covent Garden^[4]. He died on +1823-02-11T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an economist^[6], mathematician^[7], engineer^[8], statistician^[9], and secret service officer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• William Playfair's place of birth was Dundee^[2].
• William Playfair died in Covent Garden^[4].
• William Playfair was born on +1759-09-22T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Playfair died on +1823-02-11T00:00:00Z^[5].
• A child of William Playfair was Andrew W. Playfair^[12].
• William Playfair held citizenship in United Kingdom^[13].
• William Playfair's professions included economist^[6].
• William Playfair worked as a mathematician^[7].
• William Playfair's professions included engineer^[8].
• William Playfair's professions included statistician^[9].
• William Playfair's professions included secret service officer^[10].
• William Playfair's field of work was economics^[14].
• William Playfair's field of work was economics and politics^[15].
• William Playfair's field of work was economic statistics^[16].
• William Playfair's field of work was charts, diagrams, etc.^[17].
• William Playfair is recorded as male^[18].
• William Playfair's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• William Playfair's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110678489^[20].
• William Playfair's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64366640^[21].
• William Playfair's GND ID is recorded as 108935049X^[22].
• William Playfair's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85067255^[23].
• William Playfair's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11920031j^[24].
• William Playfair's IdRef ID is recorded as 027076288^[25].
• William Playfair's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07848453^[26].
• William Playfair's Commons category is recorded as William Playfair^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Playfair's place of birth was Dundee^[2]. He was born on +1759-09-22T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist^[6], mathematician^[7], engineer^[8], statistician^[9], and secret service officer^[10]. Fields of work include economics^[14], an academic discipline^[28]; economics and politics^[15]; economic statistics^[16]; and charts, diagrams, etc.^[17].

Personal Life

A child of William Playfair was Andrew W. Playfair^[12].

Death and Burial

William Playfair died on +1823-02-11T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Covent Garden^[4].

Why It Matters

William Playfair ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

He is credited with the discovery of bar chart^[31], founded in 1786^[32].

FAQs

Where was William Playfair born?

William Playfair's place of birth was Dundee^[2].

Where did William Playfair die?

William Playfair died in Covent Garden^[4].

What did William Playfair do for work?

William Playfair worked as economist^[6], mathematician^[7], engineer^[8], statistician^[9], and secret service officer^[10].

What did William Playfair discover?

William Playfair is credited as discoverer of bar chart^[31].