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Margaret Merwin Patch

1894 – 1987

Arts administrator, statistician, data visualization, founder of Merwin-Davis Statistical Reports and Charts

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About Margaret Merwin Patch

Lived 1894 – 1987 (aged 93). Margaret Merwin Patch was an artist, arts administrator, statistician and author.

Margaret Merwin Patch (née Margaret Stone Merwin; January 26, 1894 – March 19, 1987) was an American arts administrator, and statistician. She was a co-founder of the World Crafts Council, and was the founder of Merwin-Davis Statistical Reports and Charts (1894–1987), a statistical graphic design company.

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Important facts

Born

26 January 1894, Bloomington

Birth century

19th century

Died

19 March 1987

Occupation

Artist, arts administrator, statistician, author

Education

Illinois Wesleyan University, University of Chicago, Cranbrook Academy of Art, London School of Economics and Political Science

Employers

Allied Maritime Transport Council, NBC, Office of Price Administration

Awards

Fellow of the American Craft Council

Also known as

Margaret Merwin, Margaret Stone Merwin Patch, Margaret Stone Merwin, Mrs. George W. Patch, Patch, Margaret

1894–1987, Margaret Patch

People in Margaret Merwin Patch's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Margaret Stone

1919 – 2001

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Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Margaret Merwin Patch's

Charles Algernon Parsons

1854 – 1931

Engineer

Giovanni Battista Grassi

Percy Alexander MacMahon

Frequently asked questions

Who was Margaret Merwin Patch?

Arts administrator, statistician, data visualization, founder of Merwin-Davis Statistical Reports and Charts (1894–1987)

When was Margaret Merwin Patch born?

Margaret Merwin Patch was born on 26 January 1894 in Bloomington.

When did Margaret Merwin Patch die?

Margaret Merwin Patch died on 19 March 1987.

What was Margaret Merwin Patch's occupation?

Margaret Merwin Patch was an artist, arts administrator, statistician and author.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Margaret Merwin Patch

· Wikidata: Q106629634

· DBpedia: Margaret Merwin Patch

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