Anthony Peter "Tony" Buzan (; 2 June 1942 – 13 April 2019) was an English author and educational consultant. Buzan popularised the idea of mental literacy, radiant thinking, and a technique called

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, inspired by techniques used by

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, and Joseph D. Novak's "

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Early life

Buzan was born in

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, and was an alumnus of

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in Vancouver. His brother is the academic Barry Buzan. Buzan completed his undergraduate studies in psychology, English, mathematics and science at the

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, and was a charter student at

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in 1965–66 where he spent a year as a graduate student and the inaugural president of the

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. During his time at SFU, Buzan became very involved in Mensa, going on to become editor of the ''International Journal of Mensa''.

Career

He was a promoter of

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systems and

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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 "

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" in the context of self-improvement educational courses in the UK, the USA and Germany. The trademark does not appear in the records of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Following his 1970s series ''Use Your Head'' for the

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Early life

Career

Selected bibliography

References

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