Gerard Debreu

(1921–2004) Mathematician

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Gerard Debreu was a mathematician.

Quick Facts About Gerard Debreu

Born: July 4, 1921
Died: December 31, 2004
Profession: Mathematician

About Gerard Debreu

French economist and mathematician (1921–2004)... | Gérard Debreu was a French-born economist and mathematician. Best known as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he began work in 1962, he won the 1983 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

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The Cowles Commission was the optimal environment for the type of research that I wanted to do.

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I had become interested in economics, an interest that was transformed into a lifetime dedication when I met with the mathematical theory…

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In the mid-'60s in Berkeley, the theory of measure spaces of economic agents became one of my main interests.

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The dark outside world of Paris under German occupation exerted a strong containing pressure.

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