Reinhard Selten | |
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Born | Reinhard Justus Reginald Selten 5 October 1930 |
Died | 23 August 2016 Poznań, Poland | (aged 85)
Nationality | German |
Education | Goethe University Frankfurt |
Known for | Game theory |
Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1994) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Economics |
Institutions | University of Bonn Free University of Berlin[1] |
Doctoral advisor | Wolfgang Franz |
Doctoral students |
Reinhard Justus Reginald Selten (German: [ˈʁaɪnhaʁt ˈzɛltn̩] ; 5 October 1930 – 23 August 2016) was a German economist, who won the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with John Harsanyi and John Nash). He is also well known for his work in bounded rationality and can be considered one of the founding fathers of experimental economics.