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Herman Hollerith

Herman Hollerith

German-American statistician and inventor
Herman Hollerith was a German-American statistician, inventor, and businessman who developed an electromechanical tabulating machine for punched cards to assist in summarizing information and, later, in accounting. Wikipedia
Born: February 29, 1860, Buffalo, NY
Died: November 17, 1929 (age 69 years), Washington, D.C.
Known for: Electromechanical tabulation of punched card data; IBM
Spouse: Beverley Talcott (m. 1890–1929)