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'''Anthony Peter "Tony" Buzan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|uː|z|ən}}; 2 June 1942 – 13 April 2019<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tonybuzan.com/latest-from-blog/the-gravest-of-news/|title=The Gravest of News!|website=Tony Buzan.com|date=13 April 2019|access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref>) was an English author and educational consultant.
'''Anthony Peter "Tony" Buzan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|uː|z|ən}}; 2 June 1942 – 13 April 2019)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tonybuzan.com/latest-from-blog/the-gravest-of-news/|title=The Gravest of News!|website=Tony Buzan.com|date=13 April 2019|access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref> was an English author and educational consultant.


Buzan popularised the idea of mental literacy and a thinking technique called [[mind mapping]],<ref>[http://www.open.ac.uk/infoskills-researchers/developing-mindmapping.htm Mind Mapping], Developing your ideas, Information Skills for Researchers</ref> inspired by techniques used by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Albert Einstein]], and [[Joseph D. Novak]]'s "[[Concept map|concept mapping]]" techniques.<ref name="Corcoran">Corcoran, Leonie (2015) "[https://www.irishtimes.com/business/how-tony-buzan-used-mind-maps-to-doodle-his-way-to-millions-1.2230977 How Tony Buzan used mind maps to doodle his way to millions]", ''[[Irish Times]]'', 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2018</ref> <!-- He claims to have worked with "corporate entities and businesses all over the world; academics; Olympic athletes; children of all ages; governments; and high profile individuals, in teaching them how to maximize the use of their brain power."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzanworld.com/Information.htm|title=Personal Details}}</ref> /// Commented this out; needs a 3rd party citation. -->
Buzan popularised the idea of mental literacy, radiant thinking{{what|date=December 2024}}, and a technique called [[mind mapping]],<ref>[http://www.open.ac.uk/infoskills-researchers/developing-mindmapping.htm Mind Mapping], Developing your ideas, Information Skills for Researchers</ref> inspired by techniques used by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Albert Einstein]], and [[Joseph D. Novak]]'s "[[concept map]]ping" techniques.<ref name="Corcoran">Corcoran, Leonie (2015) "[https://www.irishtimes.com/business/how-tony-buzan-used-mind-maps-to-doodle-his-way-to-millions-1.2230977 How Tony Buzan used mind maps to doodle his way to millions]", ''[[Irish Times]]'', 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2018</ref> <!-- He claims to have worked with "corporate entities and businesses all over the world; academics; Olympic athletes; children of all ages; governments; and high profile individuals, in teaching them how to maximize the use of their brain power."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzanworld.com/Information.htm|title=Personal Details}}</ref> /// Commented this out; needs a 3rd party citation. -->


==Early life==
==Early life==


Buzan was born in [[Palmers Green]], [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]], [[Middlesex]], and was an alumnus of [[Kitsilano Secondary School]] in Vancouver. His brother is the academic [[Barry Buzan]]. Buzan completed his undergraduate studies in psychology, English, mathematics and science at the [[University of British Columbia]],<ref name="Corcoran" /> and was a charter student at [[Simon Fraser University]] in 1965–66 where he spent a year as a graduate student and the inaugural president of the [[Simon Fraser Student Society]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = SFU Student Presidents: Where are they now?|url = http://www.the-peak.ca/2015/03/sfu-student-presidents-where-are-they-now/|website = The Peak|accessdate = 14 December 2015|language = en-CA}}</ref> During his time at SFU, Buzan became very involved in [[Mensa International|Mensa]], going on to become editor of the ''International Journal of Mensa''.<ref name="Corcoran" /><ref>{{Cite web|title = We Were Here First|url = http://www.the-peak.ca/2015/10/we-were-here-first/|website = The Peak|accessdate = 14 December 2015|language = en-CA}}</ref>
Buzan was born in [[Palmers Green]], [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]], [[Middlesex]], and was an alumnus of [[Kitsilano Secondary School]] in Vancouver. His brother is the academic [[Barry Buzan]]. Buzan completed his undergraduate studies in psychology, English, mathematics and science at the [[University of British Columbia]],<ref name="Corcoran" /> and was a charter student at [[Simon Fraser University]] in 1965–66 where he spent a year as a graduate student and the inaugural president of the [[Simon Fraser Student Society]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = SFU Student Presidents: Where are they now?|url = http://www.the-peak.ca/2015/03/sfu-student-presidents-where-are-they-now/|website = The Peak| date=16 March 2015 |access-date = 14 December 2015|language = en-CA}}</ref> During his time at SFU, Buzan became very involved in [[Mensa International|Mensa]], going on to become editor of the ''International Journal of Mensa''.<ref name="Corcoran" /><ref>{{Cite web|title = We Were Here First|url = http://www.the-peak.ca/2015/10/we-were-here-first/|website = The Peak| date=19 October 2015 |access-date = 14 December 2015|language = en-CA}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


He was a promoter of [[mnemonic]] systems and [[mind map]]ping techniques. He launched his own software programme to support mind mapping called iMindMap in December 2006 with Welsh entrepreneur, Chris Griffiths. The Buzan Organisation holds trademarks on the phrase '[[mind map]]' in the context of self-improvement educational courses in the UK,<ref>{{UK trademark|1424476|Mind Maps Trademark}}, UK</ref> the USA<ref>http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4801:4qhaee.2.17 Mind Maps Trademark, USA</ref> and Germany.<ref>https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/marke/register/2015931/DE Mind Maps Trademark, Germany</ref> The trademark does not appear in the records of the [[Canadian Intellectual Property Office]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/welcome/welcom-e.html|title=Canadian Intellectual Property Office|website=strategis.ic.gc.ca}}</ref>
He was a promoter of [[mnemonic]] systems and [[mind map]]ping techniques. He launched his own software programme to support mind mapping called iMindMap in December 2006 with Welsh entrepreneur, Chris Griffiths. The Buzan Organisation holds trademarks on the phrase "[[mind maps|Mind Maps]]" in the context of self-improvement educational courses in the UK,<ref>{{UK trademark|1424476|Mind Maps Trademark}}, UK</ref> the USA<ref>http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4801:4qhaee.2.17 Mind Maps Trademark, USA</ref> and Germany.<ref>https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/marke/register/2015931/DE Mind Maps Trademark, Germany</ref> The trademark does not appear in the records of the [[Canadian Intellectual Property Office]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/welcome/welcom-e.html|title=Canadian Intellectual Property Office|website=strategis.ic.gc.ca}}</ref>


Following his 1970s series ''Use Your Head'' for the [[BBC]],<ref name="Saeed">Saeed, Saeed (2013) "[https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/wellbeing/tony-buzan-on-how-the-brain-works-on-images-1.658850 Tony Buzan on how 'the brain works on images']", ''The National'', 12 March 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018</ref> many of his ideas were set down in a series of five books: ''Use Your Memory'',<ref>{{cite news |author=Pulson, Barbara |title=Memory Man! |work=Liverpool Echo |date=2 July 1986 |accessdate=30 November 2018 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19860702/033/0007| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|subscription=yes}}</ref> ''Master Your Memory'', ''Use Your Head'', ''The [[speed reading]] Book'' and ''The Mind Map Book''. He was author or co-author of more 80 books altogether.<ref name="Lantin">Lantin, Barbara (2000) "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/4703615/Simple-its-all-in-the-mind.html Simple - it's all in the mind]", ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'', 24 October 2000. Retrieved 30 November 2018</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=O'Kelly, Ita |title=Are you making the most of your brain power? |work=Irish Independent |date=23 October 2002 |accessdate=30 November 2018 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20021023/079/0010| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|subscription=yes}}</ref> His five BBC books had, by 2003, sold over 3 million copies.<ref>"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2003/03_march/buzan_may.shtml Internationally renowned best-selling author of mind- and memory- improvement books, Inventor of Mind Map®]" (press release), [[BBC]], 4 March 2003. Retrieved 30 November 2018</ref>
Following his 1970s series ''Use Your Head'' for the [[BBC]],<ref name="Saeed">Saeed, Saeed (2013) "[https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/wellbeing/tony-buzan-on-how-the-brain-works-on-images-1.658850 Tony Buzan on how 'the brain works on images']", ''The National'', 12 March 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018</ref> many of his ideas were set down in a series of five books: ''Use Your Memory'',<ref>{{cite news |author=Pulson, Barbara |title=Memory Man! |work=Liverpool Echo |date=2 July 1986 |access-date=30 November 2018 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19860702/033/0007| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> ''Master Your Memory'', ''Use Your Head'', ''The [[speed reading|Speed Reading]] Book'' and ''The Mind Map Book''. He was author or co-author of more than 80 books altogether.<ref name="Lantin">Lantin, Barbara (2000) "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/4703615/Simple-its-all-in-the-mind.html Simple - it's all in the mind]", ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'', 24 October 2000. Retrieved 30 November 2018</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=O'Kelly, Ita |title=Are you making the most of your brain power? |work=Irish Independent |date=23 October 2002 |access-date=30 November 2018 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20021023/079/0010| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> His five BBC books had, by 2003, sold over 3 million copies.<ref>"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2003/03_march/buzan_may.shtml Internationally renowned best-selling author of mind- and memory- improvement books, Inventor of Mind Map®]" (press release), [[BBC]], 4 March 2003. Retrieved 30 November 2018</ref>


As a [[popular psychology]] author, Tony Buzan wrote on subjects relating to the brain, "genius quotient (GQ)", [[spiritual intelligence]], memory, creativity and [[speed reading]]. He was the founder and President of the Brain Foundation (not to be confused with various medical-related bodies with the same name) and also the Brain Trust Charity, the [[World Memory Championships]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmemorychampionships.com/|title=A Memorable 26 years for the Mind Sport of Memory – The World Memory Championships|website=The World Memory Championships}}</ref> and the World Championships of the Brain. He was a co-founder of London's [[Mind Body Spirit Festival]] as well as the [[Mind Sports Olympiad]],<ref>[http://www.worldmemorychampionships.com/wmsc/ About WMSC], World Memory Sports Council</ref> and World Brain Day.<ref name="Lantin" />
As a [[popular psychology]] author, Tony Buzan wrote on subjects relating to the brain, "genius quotient (GQ)", [[spiritual intelligence]], [[memory]], [[creativity]] and [[speed reading]]. He was the founder and President of the Brain Foundation (not to be confused with various medical-related bodies with the same name) and also the Brain Trust Charity, the [[World Memory Championships]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmemorychampionships.com/|title=A Memorable 26 years for the Mind Sport of Memory – The World Memory Championships|website=The World Memory Championships}}</ref> and the World Championships of the Brain. He was a co-founder of London's [[Mind Body Spirit Festival]] as well as the [[Mind Sports Olympiad]],<ref>[http://www.worldmemorychampionships.com/wmsc/ About WMSC], World Memory Sports Council</ref> and World Brain Day.<ref name="Lantin" />


He died aged 76 at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford of a heart attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thearticle.com/rip-tony-buzan-headmaster-of-the-human-race|title=RIP Tony Buzan, headmaster of the human race|date=2019-04-23|website=TheArticle|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peoplemattersglobal.com/article/global-perspective/the-loss-of-a-beautiful-mind-bidding-adieu-to-tony-buzan-21441|title=The loss of a beautiful mind: Bidding adieu to Tony Buzan|last1=Gupte|first1=Vallari|last2=Ltd|first2=People Matters Pte|date=2019-04-18|website=People Matters|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref>
He was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref name="Corcoran" />

He died in the early morning of April 13, 2019.


==Selected bibliography==
==Selected bibliography==
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Tony Buzan
Buzan in 2007
Buzan in 2007
BornAnthony Peter Buzan
(1942-06-02)2 June 1942
Palmers Green, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Died13 April 2019(2019-04-13) (aged 76)
John Radcliffe Hospital
Notable worksUse your head, The Speed Reading Book, The Mind Map Book,
RelativesBarry Buzan

Jean Buzan

Gordon Buzan
Website
tonybuzan.com

Anthony Peter "Tony" Buzan (/ˈbuːzən/; 2 June 1942 – 13 April 2019)[1] was an English author and educational consultant.

Buzan popularised the idea of mental literacy, radiant thinking[clarification needed], and a technique called mind mapping,[2] inspired by techniques used by Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Joseph D. Novak's "concept mapping" techniques.[3]

Early life

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Buzan was born in Palmers Green, Enfield, Middlesex, and was an alumnus of Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver. His brother is the academic Barry Buzan. Buzan completed his undergraduate studies in psychology, English, mathematics and science at the University of British Columbia,[3] and was a charter student at Simon Fraser University in 1965–66 where he spent a year as a graduate student and the inaugural president of the Simon Fraser Student Society.[4] During his time at SFU, Buzan became very involved in Mensa, going on to become editor of the International Journal of Mensa.[3][5]

Career

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He was a promoter of mnemonic systems and mind mapping techniques. He launched his own software programme to support mind mapping called iMindMap in December 2006 with Welsh entrepreneur, Chris Griffiths. The Buzan Organisation holds trademarks on the phrase "Mind Maps" in the context of self-improvement educational courses in the UK,[6] the USA[7] and Germany.[8] The trademark does not appear in the records of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.[9]

Following his 1970s series Use Your Head for the BBC,[10] many of his ideas were set down in a series of five books: Use Your Memory,[11] Master Your Memory, Use Your Head, The Speed Reading Book and The Mind Map Book. He was author or co-author of more than 80 books altogether.[12][13] His five BBC books had, by 2003, sold over 3 million copies.[14]

As a popular psychology author, Tony Buzan wrote on subjects relating to the brain, "genius quotient (GQ)", spiritual intelligence, memory, creativity and speed reading. He was the founder and President of the Brain Foundation (not to be confused with various medical-related bodies with the same name) and also the Brain Trust Charity, the World Memory Championships[15] and the World Championships of the Brain. He was a co-founder of London's Mind Body Spirit Festival as well as the Mind Sports Olympiad,[16] and World Brain Day.[12]

He died aged 76 at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford of a heart attack.[17][18]

Selected bibliography

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  • Spore One – Structure in Hyperspace, 25 September 1972, ISBN 0-85115-016-0
  • Use Your Head, January 1974, ISBN 0-563-10790-1
  • Speed Memory, 27 January 1977, ISBN 0-7153-7365-X
  • Make the Most of Your Mind, February 1984, ISBN 0-671-49519-4
  • Speed Reading, 20 May 1971, ISBN 0-7221-2119-9
  • Use Your Perfect Memory, Plume Penguin Group, January 1991, ISBN 0-452-26606-8
  • Use Both Sides of Your Brain, Plume Penguin Group, Jan 1991, ISBN 0-452-26603-3
  • The Mind Map Book, 6 September 1993, ISBN 0-563-36373-8
  • Concordea, December 2006
  • Requiem For Ted, December 2006
  • Use Your Memory, BBC Publications, ISBN 1-4066-1018-6
  • Master Your Memory, BBC Publications, ISBN 1-4066-1022-4
  • The Memory Book, BBC Publications, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4066-4426-5
  • Mind Maps for Business, BBC Publications, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4066-4290-2
  • Brain Training for Kids, Proactive Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-908934-00-0
  • The Most Important Graph in the World, Proactive Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-908934-01-7
  • Modern Mind Mapping for Smarter Thinking e-book, Proactive Press, March 2013

References

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  1. ^ "The Gravest of News!". Tony Buzan.com. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ Mind Mapping, Developing your ideas, Information Skills for Researchers
  3. ^ a b c Corcoran, Leonie (2015) "How Tony Buzan used mind maps to doodle his way to millions", Irish Times, 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2018
  4. ^ "SFU Student Presidents: Where are they now?". The Peak. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  5. ^ "We Were Here First". The Peak. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. ^ Mind Maps Trademark, UK
  7. ^ http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4801:4qhaee.2.17 Mind Maps Trademark, USA
  8. ^ https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/marke/register/2015931/DE Mind Maps Trademark, Germany
  9. ^ "Canadian Intellectual Property Office". strategis.ic.gc.ca.
  10. ^ Saeed, Saeed (2013) "Tony Buzan on how 'the brain works on images'", The National, 12 March 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018
  11. ^ Pulson, Barbara (2 July 1986). "Memory Man!". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ a b Lantin, Barbara (2000) "Simple - it's all in the mind", Daily Telegraph, 24 October 2000. Retrieved 30 November 2018
  13. ^ O'Kelly, Ita (23 October 2002). "Are you making the most of your brain power?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Internationally renowned best-selling author of mind- and memory- improvement books, Inventor of Mind Map®" (press release), BBC, 4 March 2003. Retrieved 30 November 2018
  15. ^ "A Memorable 26 years for the Mind Sport of Memory – The World Memory Championships". The World Memory Championships.
  16. ^ About WMSC, World Memory Sports Council
  17. ^ "RIP Tony Buzan, headmaster of the human race". TheArticle. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  18. ^ Gupte, Vallari; Ltd, People Matters Pte (18 April 2019). "The loss of a beautiful mind: Bidding adieu to Tony Buzan". People Matters. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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