David Gale
David Gale | |
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| Born | December 13, 1921 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2008 (aged 86) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA) University of Michigan (MA) Princeton University (PhD) |
| Known for | Gale transform linear programming convex analysis Chomp Bridg-It Gale–Shapley algorithm Ramsey problem |
| Awards | John von Neumann Theory Prize (1980) Golden Goose Award (2013) Pirelli Internetional Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical economics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley, 1966–2008 Brown University, 1950–65 Rand Corporation, 1957–58 Princeton University 1949–50 |
| Thesis | Solutions of Finite Two-Person Games (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert W. Tucker |
| Doctoral students | William A. Brock Hal Varian |
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.