Hans Rosling
Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker
Hans Rosling (27 July 1948 – 7 February 2017)[1][2] was a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker.
Hans Rosling | |
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.jpg) Hans Rosling, in 2018 | |
| Born | 27 July 1948 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Died | 7 February 2017 (aged 68) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University St. John's Medical College |
| Known for | Gapminder Foundation Trendalyzer |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Karolinska Institutet |
| Thesis | Cassava, Cyanide, and Epidemic Spastic Paraparesis: A Study in Mozambique on Dietary Cyanide Exposure (1986) |
He was the Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet[3] and was the co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation. He helped develop the Trendalyzer software system. He rose to international fame after producing a TED Talk[4] in which he promoted the use of data to explore development issues.[5]
Rosling died on 7 February 2017 in Uppsala, Sweden from pancreatic cancer, aged 68.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Hans Rosling: Asia's rise -- how and when". TED Conferences. November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
- ↑ "Hans Rosling är död - DN.SE". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Hans Rosling". Karolinska Institutet. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
Professor of Public Health Science at the Department of Public Health Sciences since 1997
- ↑ "Hans Rosling". Ted.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sad to announce: Hans Rosling passed away this morning". Gapminder Foundation. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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