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Robert Percival Porter

Robert Percival Porter (1852-1917), journalist and editor of the Engineering Supplement of 'The Times' · Journalists · Died at 65

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Robert Percival Porter was an American journalist, diplomat, and statistician who wrote on economic subjects. He served as Superintendent of the Census (1889-1893).

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Robert Percival Porter was an American journalist, diplomat, and statistician who wrote on economic subjects. He served as Superintendent of the Census (1889-1893). In the statistical field, the first use of the term "computer" comes in an article in the Journal of the American Statistical Association archives by Porter in 1891. The article discusses about the use of Hermann Hollerith's machine in the 11th Census of the United States.

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Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1852 to 1917 · aged 65

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