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Also known as Hans Gösta Rosling, Dr. Hans Rosling

Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker

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Hans Gösta Rosling (1948–2017) was a Swedish physician, statistician, and university teacher. He worked in the fields of statistics, data visualization, public health, and medicine. Rosling was employed by Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University, where he also studied. He resided in Uppsala, Sweden, and was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

His notable work includes the book *Factfulness*. Other works listed include *Factfulness Illustrated*, *Wie ich lernte, die Welt zu verstehen*, and *Cassava, cyanide, and epidemic spastic paraparesis*. Rosling received the Time 100 award, the Illis quorum, and an honorary doctorate. He died of pancreatic cancer in Uppsala and was buried in Uppsala Old Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
27 July 1948
Died
7 February 2017
Works
7

Top works

  • Factfulness
  • Wie ich lernte, die Welt zu verstehen
  • Cassava, cyanide, and epidemic spastic paraparesis
  • Factfulness Illustrated
  • Health development in the United Arab Emirates from a global perspective

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Film & TV

Acting · Uppsala, Sweden

Hans Rosling is Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institute in Sweden. A medical doctor by training, Dr. Rosling has become internationally renowned for his beautiful visualizations of statistical data related to global health.

Known for

  • Don't Panic: The Truth About Population — Himself2013
  • The Joy of Stats — Himself2010
  • Roslings värld — Self2009
  • Skavlan — Self - Guest2009
  • På spåret — Tävlande1987

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Sweden

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,162
Total plays
26,064

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hans+Rosling">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

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
Spouse
Agneta Thordeman ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 , died ) ​
Children
3 (including Ola Rosling )
Awards
The World's 100 Most Influential People: 2012 , Grierson Awards - Best Science Documentary: 2011 , Honorary chieftainship - Liberia
Institutions
Karolinska Institutet
Thesis
Cassava, Cyanide, and Epidemic Spastic Paraparesis: A Study in Mozambique on Dietary Cyanide Exposure (1986)
Website
www .gapminder .org

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Hans
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Place of death
Uppsala
Occupation
scientist
Languages spoken
Swedish
Notable work
Factfulness
Field of work
health
Official website
www.gapminder.org
Image
Hans Rosling, 2016 (cropped).jpg
Residence
Uppsala
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date of birth
1948-07-27
Commons category
Hans Rosling
birth name
Hans Gösta Rosling
place of burial
Uppsala Old Cemetery
date of death
2017-02-07
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
manner of death
natural causes
social media followers
328331
affiliation string
Karolinska Institute
medical condition
dyslexia
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Encyclopedic overview

Hans Rosling ( Swedish: [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 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 physicians and geographers in the modern world, he held presentations around the world, including several TED Talks in which he promoted the use of data (and data visualization) to explore development issues. His posthumously published book Factfulness, coauthored with his daughter-in-law Anna Rosling Rönnlund and son Ola Rosling, became an international bestseller.

Life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hans Rosling” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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