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Reinhard Selten

German economist (1930-2016) · Germany · Academics · Died at 85

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Reinhard Justus Reginald Selten was a German economist, who won the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He is also well known for his work in bounded rationality and can be considered one of the founding fathers of experimental economics.

A life in dates

2016Died23 August 20162006Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderAward2003Honorary Doctor of the Chinese University of Hong KongAward2000State Prize of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward1998Honorary Doctor of the École Normale Supérieure de CachanAward1996Honorary Doctorate of the University of GrazAwardOrder of Merit of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward1995Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1994Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelAward1973Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1930Born5 October 1930

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Awards

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order2006
Honorary Doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong2003
State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia2000
Honorary Doctor of the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan1998
Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia1996
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Graz1996
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1995
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel1994
Fellow of the Econometric Society1973

In their orbit

Father: Adolf Selten

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2016 · aged 85

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