Fischer Black

Summary

Fischer Black is a human^[1]. Born in Washington, D.C.^[2], he… he was born on January 11, 1938^[3]. He died in New Canaan^[4]. He died on August 30, 1995^[5]. He worked as an economist^[6] and mathematician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Fischer Black was born in Washington, D.C.^[2].
• Fischer Black's place of birth was Georgetown^[9].
• Fischer Black died in New Canaan^[4].
• Fischer Black was born on January 11, 1938^[3].
• Fischer Black died on August 30, 1995^[5].
• Fischer Black held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Fischer Black's professions included economist^[6].
• Fischer Black's professions included mathematician^[7].
• Fischer Black's field of work was economics^[11].
• Fischer Black's field of work was mathematics^[12].
• Fischer Black's field of work was financial engineering^[13].
• Among Fischer Black's employers was Booth School of Business^[14].
• Among Fischer Black's employers was MIT Sloan School of Management^[15].
• Among Fischer Black's employers was Arthur D. Little^[16].
• Fischer Black was employed by Goldman Sachs^[17].
• Fischer Black's education included a stint at Harvard University^[18].
• Fischer Black was educated at Harvard College^[19].
• Fischer Black's doctoral advisor was Patrick C. Fischer^[20].
• Fischer Black is recorded as male^[21].
• Fischer Black's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Fischer Black supervised René M. Stulz as a doctoral student^[23].
• Fischer Black's Commons category is recorded as Fischer Black^[24].
• Fischer Black's archives at is recorded as Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries^[25].
• The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[26].
• Fischer Black earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Washington, D.C.^[2], a city in the United States^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1790^[30] and Georgetown^[9], a neighborhood of Washington, D.C.^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1751^[33]. Fischer Black was born on January 11, 1938^[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[18], a private university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1636^[36], headquartered in Cambridge^[37] and Harvard College^[19], a college^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1636^[40]. Fischer Black's doctoral advisor was Patrick C. Fischer^[20]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Philosophy^[27] and Bachelor of Arts^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist^[6] and mathematician^[7]. Fields of work include economics^[11], an academic discipline^[42]; mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[43]; and financial engineering^[13], a branch of engineering^[44]. Employers include Booth School of Business^[14], a business school^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1898^[47]; MIT Sloan School of Management^[15], a business school^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1914^[50], headquartered in Cambridge^[51]; Arthur D. Little^[16], a management consulting company^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1886^[54], headquartered in Brussels metropolitan area^[55]; and Goldman Sachs^[17], a credit institution^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1869^[58], headquartered in 200 West Street^[59]. Fischer Black supervised René M. Stulz as a doctoral student^[23].

Death and Burial

Fischer Black died on August 30, 1995^[5]. He passed away in New Canaan^[4]. The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[26].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Fischer Black include Black–Scholes model^[60], a financial modeling^[61] and Black–Scholes equation^[62], a stochastic partial differential equation^[63].

Why It Matters

Fischer Black ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

Entities named for him include Black–Scholes model^[60], a financial modeling^[61] and Black–Scholes equation^[62], a stochastic partial differential equation^[63].

FAQs

Where was Fischer Black born?

Born in Washington, D.C.^[2], Fischer Black…

Where did Fischer Black die?

Fischer Black passed away in New Canaan^[4].

What did Fischer Black do for work?

Fischer Black worked as economist^[6] and mathematician^[7].

Where did Fischer Black go to school?

Fischer Black was educated at Harvard University^[18] and Harvard College^[19].