Gérard Debreu
French economist and mathematician (1921–2004)
Gérard Debreu (French: [dəbʁø]; 4 July 1921 – 31 December 2004) was a French economist and mathematician. He was a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He won the 1983 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.[1]
Gérard Debreu | |
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Born | Calais, France | 4 July 1921
Died | 31 December 2004 Paris, France | (aged 83)
Nationality | French |
Institution | University of California, Berkeley |
Field | Mathematical economics |
School or tradition | Walrasian economics |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure University of Paris |
Doctoral students | Graciela Chichilnisky Beth E. Allen Xavier Vives |
Influences | Léon Walras Henri Cartan Maurice Allais |
Contributions | General equilibrium utility theory topological methods integration of set-valued correspondences |
Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (1983) |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
References
change- ↑ Atlas, Riva D. (6 January 2005). "Gerard Debreu, 83, Dies; Won Nobel in Economics". The New York Times.