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William Playfair

Playfair, William (1759–1823), inventor of statistical graphs and writer on political economy

Oxford Biography Index Number 101022370 [what is this?]
http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101022370/William-Playfair     Primary authority: Oxford DNB

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/22370

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