Fischer Black

Summary

Fischer Black is a human^[1]. Born in Washington, D.C.^[2], he… he was born on +1938-01-11T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in New Canaan^[4]. He died on +1995-08-30T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an economist^[6] and mathematician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Fischer Black was born in Washington, D.C.^[2].
• Fischer Black died in New Canaan^[4].
• Fischer Black was born on +1938-01-11T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Fischer Black died on +1995-08-30T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Fischer Black held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Fischer Black's professions included economist^[6].
• Fischer Black's professions included mathematician^[7].
• Fischer Black's field of work was economics^[10].
• Fischer Black's field of work was mathematics^[11].
• Fischer Black's field of work was financial engineering^[12].
• Among Fischer Black's employers was Booth School of Business^[13].
• Among Fischer Black's employers was MIT Sloan School of Management^[14].
• Among Fischer Black's employers was Arthur D. Little^[15].
• Fischer Black was employed by Goldman Sachs^[16].
• Fischer Black's education included a stint at Harvard University^[17].
• Fischer Black was educated at Harvard College^[18].
• Fischer Black's doctoral advisor was Patrick C. Fischer^[19].
• Fischer Black's image is recorded as Fischer Black.JPG^[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 ISNI is recorded as 0000000081745426^[24].
• Fischer Black's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109330621^[25].
• Fischer Black's GND ID is recorded as 130386847^[26].
• Fischer Black's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85361878^[27].

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Origins and Family

Fischer Black's place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on +1938-01-11T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[17], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and Harvard College^[18], a college^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1636^[34]. Fischer Black's doctoral advisor was Patrick C. Fischer^[19]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Philosophy^[35] and Bachelor of Arts^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist^[6] and mathematician^[7]. Fields of work include economics^[10], an academic discipline^[37]; mathematics^[11], an academic discipline^[38]; and financial engineering^[12], a branch of engineering^[39]. Employers include Booth School of Business^[13], a business school^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1898^[42]; MIT Sloan School of Management^[14], a business school^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1914^[45], headquartered in Cambridge^[46]; Arthur D. Little^[15], a management consulting company^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1886^[49], headquartered in Brussels metropolitan area^[50]; and Goldman Sachs^[16], a credit institution^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1869^[53], headquartered in 200 West Street^[54]. Fischer Black supervised René M. Stulz as a doctoral student^[23].

Death and Burial

Fischer Black died on +1995-08-30T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in New Canaan^[4]. The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[55].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Fischer Black include Black–Scholes model^[56], a financial modeling^[57] and Black–Scholes equation^[58], a stochastic partial differential equation^[59].

Why It Matters

Fischer Black ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

Entities named for him include Black–Scholes model^[56], a financial modeling^[57] and Black–Scholes equation^[58], a stochastic partial differential equation^[59].

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^[17] and Harvard College^[18].