Allan Gibbard

Summary

Allan Gibbard is a human^[1]. He was born on +1942-04-07T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a philosopher^[3] and economist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Allan Gibbard was born on +1942-04-07T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Allan Gibbard held citizenship in United States^[6].
• Allan Gibbard worked as a philosopher^[3].
• Allan Gibbard worked as an economist^[4].
• Allan Gibbard was employed by University of Chicago^[7].
• Among Allan Gibbard's employers was University of Michigan^[8].
• Among Allan Gibbard's employers was University of Pittsburgh^[9].
• Allan Gibbard's education included a stint at Swarthmore College^[10].
• Allan Gibbard's doctoral advisor was John Rawls^[11].
• Allan Gibbard received the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[12].
• Allan Gibbard received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[13].
• Allan Gibbard was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[14].
• Allan Gibbard was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[15].
• Allan Gibbard was a member of Econometric Society^[16].
• Allan Gibbard is recorded as male^[17].
• Allan Gibbard's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Allan Gibbard supervised James M. Joyce as a doctoral student^[19].
• Allan Gibbard's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116484327^[20].
• Allan Gibbard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56661945^[21].
• Allan Gibbard's GND ID is recorded as 14220594X^[22].
• Allan Gibbard's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89656274^[23].
• Allan Gibbard's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122266996^[24].
• Allan Gibbard's IdRef ID is recorded as 03095357X^[25].
• Allan Gibbard's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04490819^[26].
• Allan Gibbard's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 286982^[27].

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Origins and Family

Allan Gibbard was born on +1942-04-07T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Allan Gibbard's education included a stint at Swarthmore College^[10]. His doctoral advisor was John Rawls^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[3] and economist^[4]. Employers include University of Chicago^[7], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1890^[30], headquartered in Chicago^[31]; University of Michigan^[8], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1817^[34], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[35]; and University of Pittsburgh^[9], a public–private partnership^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1787^[38], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[39]. Allan Gibbard supervised James M. Joyce as a doctoral student^[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Econometric Society^[12], a fellowship award^[40] and Guggenheim Fellowship^[13], a fellowship grant^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1925^[43].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Allan Gibbard include Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem^[44], a theorem^[45].

Why It Matters

Allan Gibbard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for him include Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem^[44], a theorem^[45].

FAQs

What did Allan Gibbard do for work?

Allan Gibbard worked as philosopher^[3] and economist^[4].

Where did Allan Gibbard go to school?

Allan Gibbard was educated at Swarthmore College^[10].

What awards did Allan Gibbard receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Econometric Society^[12] and Guggenheim Fellowship^[13].