[Infovis] Jacques Bertin passed away

[Jean-Daniel Fekete]

Dear Colleagues,

I have the regret to inform you that Jacques Bertin, author of the
well-known book "Semiology of Graphics" and pioneer of the domain of
visual representation of abstract data for exploration passed away on
May 3rd at the age of 92.

Jacques Bertin was a cartographer by training, but he expanded the field
and created and improved a very large number of graphical
representations of abstract data.  His books are incredibly rich and
will remain a source of inspiration for several generations of
visualization researchers and practitioners.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Bertin

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