Hans Rosling | |
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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) |
Hans Rosling (27 July 1948 – 7 February 2017) was a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker.
He was the Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet 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 in which he promoted the use of data to explore development issues.
Rosling died on 7 February 2017 in Uppsala, Sweden from pancreatic cancer, aged 68.
Professor of Public Health Science at the Department of Public Health Sciences since 1997