Oskar Morgenstern

1902 - 1977

country of citizenship: United States of America, Austria

languages spoken, written or signed: English

occupation: economist, university teacher, mathematician

award received: honorary doctor of the University of Vienna, Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Fellow of the American Statistical Association

Oskar Morgenstern (January 24, 1902 – July 26, 1977) was a German-born economist. In collaboration with mathematician John von Neumann, he founded the mathematical field of game theory as applied to the social sciences and strategic decision-making (see von Neumann–Morgenstern utility theorem).Companies he served as founder/co-founder of included Market Research Corporation of America, Mathematica and Mathematica Policy Research. Source: Wikipedia (en)