Peter C. Fishburn

Peter C. Fishburn
Born(1936-09-02)2 September 1936
Philipsburg, Pennsylvania
Died10 June 2021(2021-06-10) (aged 84)
Racine, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPennsylvania State University (M.S.)
Case Institute of Technology (Ph. D)
Known forDecision Theory
AwardsJohn von Neumann Theory Prize (1996)
Decision Analysis Publication Award
Frank P. Ramsey Medal
Scientific career
FieldsDecision Theory
InstitutionsAT&T Bell Laboratories
Thesis A Normative Theory of Decisions under Risk  (1962)
Doctoral advisorRussell Ackoff

Peter Clingerman Fishburn (September 2, 1936 – June 10, 2021) was an American mathematician, known as a pioneer in the field of decision theory. In collaboration with Steven Brams, Fishburn published a paper about approval voting in 1978.[1]

  1. ^ Brams, Steven J.; Fishburn, Peter C. (September 1978). "Approval Voting". American Political Science Review. 72 (3): 831–847. doi:10.2307/1955105. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1955105. S2CID 251092061.