Guide Note:

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.

Fast Facts:

1. Born: 1936
2. Coined the phrase "information architect" in 1976¹
3. Created the popular Access travel guide book series
4. Published his first book in 1962
5. Created publishing company TOP
6. Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania
7. Received the Arthur Spayd Brookes Gold Medal
8. Has a fellowship at the American Institute of Architects
9. Named a fellow at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
10. 1996 Wurman received a Chrysler Design Award
11. He is a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute Technology
12. 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.
13. Spouse: Gloria Nagy