Hugo F. Sonnenschein
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Hugo Freund Sonnenschein (born November 14, 1940, New York
) is a prominent American
economist
and educational administrator. Currently the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago
, his specialty is microeconomic theory
; with a particular interest in game theory
. He served as the 11th president of the University of Chicago
(1993–2000), and remains a member of the university's Board of Trustees. Previously, he served as Provost of Princeton University
and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania
. Sonnenschein attended the University of Rochester
for his undergraduate studies from 1957–1961, and received his Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University
in 1964. He is known for the Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem.
New York City
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) is a prominent American
United States
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economist
Economist
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and educational administrator. Currently the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, his specialty is microeconomic theory
Microeconomics
Microeconomics is a branch of economics that studies the behavior of how the individual modern household and firms make decisions to allocate limited resources. Typically, it applies to markets where goods or services are being bought and sold...
; with a particular interest in game theory
Game theory
Game theory is a mathematical method for analyzing calculated circumstances, such as in games, where a person’s success is based upon the choices of others...
. He served as the 11th president of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
(1993–2000), and remains a member of the university's Board of Trustees. Previously, he served as Provost of Princeton University
Princeton University
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and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
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. Sonnenschein attended the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
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for his undergraduate studies from 1957–1961, and received his Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
in 1964. He is known for the Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem.