Edward Tufte | |
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Born | [1] Kansas City, Missouri | March 14, 1942
Occupation | Professor, statistician, writer, sculptor |
Nationality | American |
Education | Stanford University (BS, MS) Yale University (PhD) |
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Scientific career | |
Thesis | The Civil Rights Movement and Its Opposition (1968) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Dahl |
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Edward Rolf Tufte (/ˈtʌfti/ ;[2] born March 14, 1942),[1] sometimes known as "ET",[3] is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University.[4] He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in the field of data visualization.[5]