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This document is a biographical profile of Richard Saul Wurman, the creator of the TED conference and a pioneer in Information Architecture. It details his career history, including the founding of TED and TEDMED, his numerous books, awards (including a 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award), and personal life in Newport, RI. The document appears to be part of a larger production, marked with the Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017570.

People (6)

Name Role Context
Richard Saul Wurman Subject
Founder of TED, Architect, Author, 'Father of Information Architecture'
Louis Kahn Subject of book
Subject of Wurman's second book published in 1962
David Lynch Co-author
Co-authored 'Twin Peaks Access' with Wurman
Desmond Tutu Reference
Previous recipient of Gold Medal from Trinity College Dublin
Aung San Suu Kyi Reference
Previous recipient of Gold Medal from Trinity College Dublin
Gloria Nagy Family
Wife of Richard Saul Wurman, novelist

Timeline (6 events)

1972
Chaired the International Design Conference
Aspen
1973
Co-chaired the first Federal Design Assembly
Unknown
1984
Created the TED conference
Unknown
1995
Created the TEDMED conference
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2006
Created the eg conference
Unknown
2012
Received Lifetime Achievement Award
Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum

Relationships (2)

lives in Newport, RI with his wife, novelist Gloria Nagy
Richard Saul Wurman Co-author David Lynch
book Twin Peaks Access, which he co-authored with David Lynch

Key Quotes (3)

"The acknowledged father of Information Architecture"
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"They spring from his particular brand of innovation: doing the opposite of what is rote or expected."
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"intellectual jazz"
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