Gilles Palsky

Gilles Palsky
Gilles Palsky (2015)
Born1958
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines
Paris 12 Val de Marne University
Scientific career
Fieldsgeographer

Gilles Palsky (born 1958), is a French geographer and Professor at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris, France from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the editorial board of Cybergéo and Imago Mundi, and known for his work on the history of statistical graphics and thematic mapping in the 19th century.[1][2]

  1. ^ Schweber, Libby. Disciplining statistics: Demography and vital statistics in France and England, 1830–1885. Duke University Press, 2006.
  2. ^ Friendly, Michael, and Daniel J. Denis. "Milestones in the history of thematic cartography, statistical graphics, and data visualization." Seeing Science: Today American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008).