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Oskar Morgenstern

1902 - 1977

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Oskar Morgenstern (German: [ˈmɔʁɡn̩ʃtɛʁn]; January 24, 1902 – July 26, 1977) was a German-born economist. In collaboration with mathematician John von Neumann, he is credited with founding the field of game theory and its application to social sciences and strategic decision-making. He also made significant contributions to decision theory (see von Neumann–Morgenstern utility theorem). He served as a consultant or co-founder for companies including the Market Research Corporation of America and the original Mathematica Inc. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Morgenstern is the 127th most popular economist (down from 102nd in 2019), the 1,360th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,197th in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Oskar Morgenstern ranks 127 out of 414. Before him are Thomas J. Sargent, James Mirrlees, Douglas McGregor, Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Jean Tirole, and James Mill. After him are Gottfried Feder, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, Clive Granger, William Phillips, Zhou Youguang, and Michael Spence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Oskar Morgenstern ranks 61. Before him are Carlo Levi, Nordahl Grieg, Carlo Gambino, Mitsuo Fuchida, David O. Selznick, and Josep Samitier. After him are Shigeyoshi Suzuki, Wilhelm Stuckart, Sylvanus Olympio, Kirill Moskalenko, Léon M'ba, and Anatole Litvak. Among people deceased in 1977, Oskar Morgenstern ranks 51. Before him are Gangubai Kothewali, Naum Gabo, Stephen Boyd, Kamal Jumblatt, Gudrun Ensslin, and Sepp Herberger. After him are Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Hans Martin Sutermeister, Leopold Stokowski, Jan Patočka, Olave Baden-Powell, and Hamida Djandoubi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Oskar Morgenstern ranks 1,360 out of 7,253. Before him are Adolf Heusinger (1897), Heidi Klum (1973), Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1877), Hans von Ohain (1911), Franciscus Sylvius (1614), and Sepp Herberger (1897). After him are Franz Gürtner (1881), George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484), Ernst Zermelo (1871), Carl Schuhmann (1869), Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684), and Walter Christaller (1893).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Germany

Among economists born in Germany, Oskar Morgenstern ranks 13. Before him are Eugen Dühring (1833), Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783), Franz Oppenheimer (1864), Alfred Weber (1868), Lorenz von Stein (1815), and Hermann Heinrich Gossen (1810). After him are Gottfried Feder (1883), Adolph Wagner (1835), Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949), Gustav von Schmoller (1838), Ernest Mandel (1923), and Ernst Engel (1821).

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