Hans Rosling

July 27th, 1948 - February 7th, 2017

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We are extremely sad to announce that Professor Hans Rosling died this morning. Hans suffered from a pancreatic cancer which was diagnosed one year ago. He passed away early Tuesday morning, February 7, 2017, surrounded by his family in Uppsala, Sweden.

Eleven years ago, the three of us, Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund founded Gapminder. In 2007 Hans decided to “drop out” of university to work only 5% as professor at Karolinska Institute. That was a great decision. The 95% he worked for Gapminder made him a world famous public educator, or Edutainer as he liked to call it.

Across the world, millions of people use our tools and share our vision of a fact-based worldview that everyone can understand. We know that many will be saddened by this message. Hans is no longer alive, but he will always be with us and his dream of a fact-based worldview, we will never let die!

We kindly ask you to respect our need for privacy during this sad time of mourning. Gapminder will announce info about memorial plans later.

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Name Hans Rosling
Date of Birth July 27th, 1948
Date of Death February 7th, 2017

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The World needs factual thinking. Thank you!

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You are a great good man. The world never forget you!

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You made stats enjoyable and understandable, a monumental task! Peace and Love,

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Philippe Lang published a tribute .

Hans Rosling has been an inspiration for me for years. I am not a close person to him, just an admiring reader on his website and much like people I discovered him through TED. Fighting commun rampant misconceptions about our world, backing his views by facts rather than opinions, this is science at its best. I had bookmarked gap minder website for years and always go back there to get a refreshing reset and my data straight! All my condolences to his family and friends. I wish his legacy will continue to bring enlightenment on gapminder in this unique mix of humorous spirit and rigorous science that is his signature.

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