A.C. Nielsen Biography

A.C. Nielsen biography

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NAME: A.C. Nielsen
OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur
BIRTH DATE: September 05, 1897
DEATH DATE: June 01, 1980
EDUCATION: University of Wisconsin
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
PLACE OF DEATH: Chicago, Illinois
Full Name: Arthur Charles Nielsen
AKA: A.C. Nielsen
AKA: A. C. Nielsen
AKA: Arthur Nielsen

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A.C. Nielsen was an American market-research engineer and business executive, best known for creating Nielsen ratings, a national rating of television viewing.

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A. C. Nielsen. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 05:53, May 21, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/ac-nielsen-38309.

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Profile

A.C. Nielsen was born on September 5, 1897, in Chicago, Illinois. In 1923, he founded A.C. Nielsen Co., which eventually became the largest market-research concern in the world. A.C. Nielsen Co. entered the radio-program-rating field in 1942, but became best known to the general public for its television rating service, which began gauging the popularity of television shows in 1950.