Herman Hollerith

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.

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Who was born first?

• Herman Hollerith and Willem Einthoven were born the same year
• Herman Hollerith and Ottó Bláthy were born the same year
• Herman Hollerith and William Kennedy Dickson were born the same year
• Herman Hollerith and John Scott Haldane were born the same year
• Herman Hollerith was born 1 year after L. L. Zamenhof

Timeline

1. L. L. ZamenhofDecember 15, 1859 – April 14, 1917
2. Herman Hollerith (this page)February 29, 1860 – November 17, 1929
3. John Scott HaldaneMay 3, 1860 – March 15, 1936
4. Ottó BláthyAugust 11, 1860 – September 26, 1939
5. Willem EinthovenMay 21, 1860 – September 29, 1927
6. William Kennedy DicksonAugust 3, 1860 – September 28, 1935

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