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RIP Hans Rosling
7th February 2017
What sad news today as we heard of the passing of Hans Rosling, the inspirational behind GapMinder and undoubtedly one of the best communicators of data over many years. Some of the tweets below take you to some unforgettable talks and videos that made statistics come alive. He truly was a force of nature and will be much missed by many thousands of teachers who have used his work in their classrooms.
An excellent Guardian obituary can be found here
In memory of the great @HansRosling who did amazing things with @Gapminder pic.twitter.com/XtDyzXtKoL
— William Easterly (@bill_easterly) February 7, 2017
Today we said goodbye to a legendary man. Here's a look back at some of Hans Rosling's best moments at TED. pic.twitter.com/ARkTtUagGt
— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) February 7, 2017
.@Gapminder My favourite quote of @HansRosling and something that i always aspire to. "Too Much Word, Not enough Excel" pic.twitter.com/2PkccZ9gx5
— Matt Francis 💎 (@Matt_Francis) February 7, 2017
A great friend, educator and true inspiration for our work. Melinda and I are saddened by the loss of Hans Rosling: https://t.co/qZ0bH8PKoC
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) February 7, 2017
A very good recent portrait of the late @HansRosling in Nature https://t.co/LlUhAARTJD
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) February 7, 2017
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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