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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jeff Round

INSANE: Graham pyatt obituary | Rare Historical Photos

Graham Pyatt was responsible for the early BBC Election Night computer predictions from 1968 to 1974, presenting insights into results
Graham Pyatt was responsible for the early BBC Election Night computer predictions from 1968 to 1974, presenting insights into results Photograph: provided by friend

My friend and former colleague Graham Pyatt, who has died aged 86, was a founding member of the department of economics at the University or Warwick, having been appointed professor of mathematical economics there at the age of 28.

While at Warwick he was influential in the creation of several degree programmes, was also a consultant to the accounting firm Coopers and Lybrand (1968-74), and was responsible for the early BBC Election Night computer predictions (1968-74), presenting cameo insights into the results, on-screen, alongside the political scientist David Butler.

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