1,294About William Playfair
Engineer William Playfair was born on September 22, 1759 in England (He dies at the age of 63, on February 11, 1823).
Scottish engineer and political economist who is known as the founder of graphical methods of statistics and serving as a secret agent on behalf of Great Britain during its war with France.
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William Playfair before becoming famous
William Playfair was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1759 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).
He had an apprenticeship with Andrew Meikle, the inventor of the threshing machine. He also worked as accountant, inventor, silversmith, merchant, and journalist.
Achievement of William Playfair
In 1786, he created the line, area and bar chart of economic data. In 1801, he invented the pie chart and circle graph, used to show part-whole relations.
William Playfair's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
He has two brothers, John and James Playfair. He was the uncle of William Henry Playfair.
William Playfair Collabed with
He was draftsman and personal assistant to Inventor James Watt at the Boulton and Watt steam engine manufacturer.
William Playfair Income & Net worth
William Playfair's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: an engineer. Information about his net worth in 2025 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the William Playfair.
William Playfair Height and Weight
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Latest information about William Playfair updated on March 23 2023.
