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# 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.

##  Quotes by Gerard Debreu

> [The Cowles Commission was the optimal environment for the type of research that I wanted to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-debreu/the-cowles-commission-was-the-optimal-environment-for-the-type-of/)

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[Optimal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimal/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-debreu/i-had-become-interested-in-economics-an-interest-that-was-transformed/)

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[Become](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/become/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68e/gerard-debreu-70485_become_i-had-become-interested-in-economics-an_500414.jpg)

> [In the mid-'60s in Berkeley, the theory of measure spaces of economic agents became one of my main interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-debreu/in-the-mid-60s-in-berkeley-the-theory-of-measure-spaces-of-economic/)

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[Agents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agents/)

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> [The dark outside world of Paris under German occupation exerted a strong containing pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-debreu/the-dark-outside-world-of-paris-under-german-occupation-exerted-a/)

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[Containing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/containing/)

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