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Jacques Bertin (27 July 1918 – 3 May 2010〔) was a French cartographer and theorist, known from his book ''Semiologie Graphique'' (''Semiology of Graphics''), published in 1967. This monumental work, based on his experience as a cartographer and geographer, represents the first and widest intent to provide a theoretical foundation to Information Visualization.〔Juan C. Dürsteler (2000-08). (Interview with Jacques Bertin ). Retrieved 23 June 2008.〕 ==Biography== Jacques Bertin was born in 1918 in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines. When he was 10, he received the first prize of cartography at primary school. He never had problems with drawing, and pursued interests including architecture, the teaching of drawing and cartography.〔 Finally he ended up studying geography and cartography at the Sorbonne. He became founder and director of the Cartographic Laboratory of the École pratique des hautes études (EPHE) in 1954 and director of education in 1957. In 1967 he became professor of the Sorbonne,〔David P. Bickmore (1969). "Sémiologie Graphique: les diagrammes, les réseaux, les cartes by Jacques Bertin." In: ''The Geographical Journal'', Vol. 135, No. 1 (Mar., 1969), pp. 144-146.〕 and in 1974 he became director of education and director of the Geographical Laboratory of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), which is part of the École pratique des hautes études (EPHE, VIe Section).〔David Ruxton Fraser Taylor (1985). "Education and Training in Contemporary Cartography". p. viii〕 Later in the 1970s he became head of research at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS).〔Ron Bergquist (2006). ("Graphic Portrayal of Information" ). Presentation at ils.unc.edu. Retrieved 1 July 2008.〕 In 1993 Bertin received the "Mercator-Medaille der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kartographie" 〔(Satzung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kartographie e.V. ). Retrieved 1 July 2008.〕 and in 1999 the Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal from the International Cartographic Association. Bertin died in Paris on 3 May 2010.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacques Bertin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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