David Gale
Scientist
David Gale (December 13, 1921 – March 7, 2008) was a distinguished 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.Gale earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics at Princeton University in 1949. He taught at Brown University from 1950 to 1965 and then joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley.Gale lived in Berkeley, California, and Paris, France with his partner Sandra Gilbert, renowned feminist literary scholar and poet. He has three daughters and two grandsons.
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| Birth date | December 13, 1921 |
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| Date of death | March 07, 2008 |
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| Place of death | Berkeley California , California |
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