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Paul Strathern

Paul Strathern is a novelist and non-fiction author. His books include The Other Renaissance, The Venetians, and Dark Brilliance.

Three historical documents: Two titled "Reflections on the Weekly Bill of Mortality" surround an illustration of a plague doctor in a bird-like mask holding a staff, with a cityscape in the background. The scene captures the dark brilliance of an era grappling with mortality.

The dark brilliance of John Graunt: “Father of modern statistics”

An extraordinary haberdasher obsessed with buttons, lace collars, and death pioneered modern statistical analysis during the Age of Reason.