Jacques Bertin
(1919-2010)
French geographer and cartographer
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Jacques Bertin (27 July 1918 – 3 May 2010) was a French cartographer and theorist, known from his book Semiologie Graphique (Semiology of Graphics), published in 1967. This monumental work, based on his experience as a cartographer and geographer, represents the first and widest intent to provide a theoretical foundation to Information Visualization, with his most lasting contribution being his set of visual variables that can be used to construct map symbols and other graphical techniques.
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27 July 1919 Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines
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| Died |
3 May 2010 (aged 90) Paris, France
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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