Richard Saul Wurman is an architect, author and cartographer who has published over 80 books. He founded the TED Conference and more recently helped to launch The Entertainment Gathering, a conference that gathers speakers from the entertainment industry.
Richard Saul Wurman Professional Profile
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Current Projects
- EG Chairman Emeritus: EG - The Entertainment Gathering
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Fast Facts
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Born
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Coined the phrase "information architect" in 1976ADC Global: Richard Saul Wurman Profile
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Created the popular Access travel guide book series
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Published his first book in 1962
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Created publishing company TOP
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Alma Mater
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Received the Arthur Spayd Brookes Gold Medal
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Has a fellowship at the American Institute of Architects
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Named a fellow at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
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1996 Wurman received a Chrysler Design Award
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He is a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute Technology
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Taught at Cambridge University, City College of New York, the University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Washington University, St. Louis and at Princeton University.
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Spouse
Gloria Nagy
