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Noun Named Entity
Categories: British spies, Information visualization experts, Statistical charts and diagrams, Millwrights, 1759 births
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William Playfair  Playfair, William  Playfair cycle
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William Playfair, a Scottish engineer and political economist, served as a secret agent on behalf of Great Britain during its war with France. Wikipedia
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William Playfair, a Scottish engineer and political economist, served as a secret agent on behalf of Great Britain during its war with France. Wikipedia
British mathematician, engineer and political economist Wikidata
IS A
homo
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
United Kingdom
FAMILY NAME
Playfair
FIELD OF WORK
economics
GIVEN NAME
William
LANGUAGES SPOKEN, WRITTEN OR SIGNED
English
OCCUPATION
statistician
engineer
economist
mathematician
PLACE OF BIRTH
Dundee
PLACE OF DEATH
Covent Garden
SEX OR GENDER
male
SIBLING
John Playfair
James Playfair
WRITING LANGUAGE
English
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William Playfair
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William Playfair
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Playfair, William, Playfair cycle

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