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Hans Rosling (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɑːns ˈrûːslɪŋ]; 27 July 1948 – 7 February 2017) was a Swedish physician, academic and public speaker. He was a professor of international health at Karolinska Institute[4] and was the co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation, which developed the Trendalyzer software system. Widely regarded as one of the most influential physicists and geographers in the modern world, he held presentations around the world, including several TED Talks[5] in which he promoted the use of data (and data visualization) to explore development issues.[6] His posthumously published book Factfulness, coauthored with his daughter-in-law Anna Rosling Rönnlund and son Ola Rosling, became an international bestseller.[7] Rosling was born in Uppsala, Sweden, on 28 July 1948.[8] From 1967 to 1974, he studied statistics and medicine at Uppsala University, and in 1972 he studied public health at St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India. He became a licensed physicia

Hans Rosling - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hans Rosling Rosling in 2016 Born ( 1948-07-27 ) 27 July 1948 Uppsala , Sweden Died 7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) (aged 68) Uppsala, Sweden Citizenship Swedish Alma mater Uppsala University St. John's Medical College Known for Video lectures on global health [ 3 ] Spouse Agneta Thordeman ​   ​ ( m.  1972, died) ​ Children 3 (including Ola Rosling ) Awards The World's 100 Most Influential People: 2012 [ 1 ] Grierson Awards - Best Science Documen

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