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David Gale

1921 - 2008

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David Gale (December 13, 1921 – March 7, 2008) was an American mathematician and economist. He was a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with the departments of mathematics, economics, and industrial engineering and operations research. He has contributed to the fields of mathematical economics, game theory, and convex analysis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Gale is the 746th most popular mathematician (down from 684th in 2019), the 7,113th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,967th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, David Gale ranks 746 out of 1,004. Before him are Wilhelm Killing, Vaughan Jones, Solomon W. Golomb, Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi, Gregory Chaitin, and Charles Fefferman. After him are Stanisław Mazur, Giuseppe Veronese, Guido Castelnuovo, Leonard Nelson, Mikhail Lavrentyev, and Maxim Kontsevich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, David Gale ranks 304. Before him are Kees de Jager, Jacques Martin, Ely, Nancy Kelly, Piero Carini, and Juan José Arreola. After him are Wu Xueqian, Nando González, Henri Alleg, Michel Boisrond, William Roth, and Willie Waddell. Among people deceased in 2008, David Gale ranks 238. Before him are Giovanni Viola, Abdulah Gegić, William Wharton, Janwillem van de Wetering, Nikolai Baibakov, and Xie Jin. After him are Heinz Wewers, Leonard Rosenman, Wu Xueqian, Tom Lantos, Ola Brunkert, and John Templeton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Gale ranks 7,115 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Lockhart (1956), Charles Fefferman (1949), Skeeter Davis (1931), Karen Wetterhahn (1948), Dick Savitt (1927), and Leila Hyams (1905). After him are Charles W. Misner (1932), Gram Parsons (1946), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), David Belasco (1853), Sheila E. (1957), and Jello Biafra (1958).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, David Gale ranks 56. Before him are Joseph Keller (1923), Daniel Quillen (1940), Gladys West (1930), Solomon W. Golomb (1932), Gregory Chaitin (1947), and Charles Fefferman (1949). After him are Curtis T. McMullen (1958), Hassler Whitney (1907), Daniel Lewin (1970), Rudy Rucker (1946), Morris Kline (1908), and Edward O. Thorp (1932).

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