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Charles Joseph Minard

French civil engineer (1781–1870)

Charles Joseph Minard

Born27 March 1781

Dijon, France

Died24 October 1870(1870-10-24) (aged 89)

Bordeaux, France

NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
Known forCarte figurative des pertes successives en hommes de l'Armée Française dans la campagne de Russie 1812–1813
Scientific career
FieldsCivil engineering and information graphics

Charles Joseph Minard (; French:[minaʁ]; 27 March 1781 – 24 October 1870) was a French civil engineer recognized for his significant contribution in the field of information graphics in civil engineering and statistics. Minard was, among other things, noted for his representation of numerical data on geographic maps, especially his flow maps.

Early life

Minard was born in Dijon in the Saint Michel parish. He was the son of Pierre Étienne Minard and Bénigne Boiteux. His father was a clerk of the Charles joseph menard biography of christopher kennedy!