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Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith is an American businessman, inventor and statistician who developed an electromechanical tabletop machine for punch cards to aid in information synthesis and later for accountants. His invention of the perforated tabletop machine, patented in 1884, marked the beginning of the era of semi-automatic data processing systems and his concept dominated this scene in the near future. Hollerith formed a company which in 1911 merged with several others to form the Tablet-Recording Company. In 1924 the company was renamed "International Business Machines" and has grown into one of the largest and most successful companies of the 20th century. Hollerith is considered one of the most influential figures in the development of computing.
BornFebruary 29, 1860, Buffalo, New York
DiedNovember 17, 1929, Washington, D.C.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
EducationCity College of New York (1875), Columbia University School of Mines (1879)
OccupationStatistician, inventor, businessman
Known forelectromechanical tabulation of punched card data, IBM

About Herman Hollerith

Mathematician Herman Hollerith was born in Buffalo, New York, United States on February 29, 1860. He dies at the age of 69, on November 17, 1929.

American statistician who created a machine to quickly tabulate data in 1889, establishing himself as the founder of modern automatic calculation.

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Herman Hollerith before becoming famous

Herman Hollerith was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1860 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Monkey (猴).

He graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree and a doctorate in mining engineering.

Achievement of Herman Hollerith

He founded the Tabulating Machine Company, which ultimately combined to form IBM.

Herman Hollerith's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1890, he married Lucia Beverly Talcott.

Herman Hollerith Collabed with

Psychologist Abraham Maslow, a famous New York-born scientist, was another notable New York-born scientist like him.

Herman Hollerith Income & Net worth

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