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.

Biography

Herman hollertih was a german-american statistician born on february 29.1860 in buffalo.New york.He was the son of german immigrants.George and franciska hollerith.He had two siblings.A brother and a sister.He was married to lucia beverly talcott and had three children.

Physical Characteristics

Herman hollerith was a tlal man.Standing at 6 feet and inches.He had a slim build and weighed around 160 pounds.He had blue eyes and light brown hair.

Education and Career

Herman hollerith was educated at the city college of new york and the columbia school of mines.He worked as a statistician for the us census bureau and developed a machine that could tabulate census data.This machnie was the first of its knid and revolutionized the way data was collected and analyzed.

Success

Herman hollerith s invention was a great success and he went on to found the tabulating machine company.Which later became ibm.He was laso awarded the elliott cresson medal by the franklin institute for his invention.

Death

Herman holelriht was a german-american statistician who revolutionized the way data was collected and analyzed.His invention of the tabulating machine was a great success and he went on to found the tabulating machine company.Which later became ibm.He was awarded the elliott cresson medal by the franklin institute for his invention and was buried in the rock creek cemetery in washington.D.C.