Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Summary

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a human^[1]. He was born in Amioun^[2]. He was born on September 12, 1960^[3]. He worked as a philosopher^[4], essayist^[5], mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and economist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,887 views/month, #5,717 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Nassim Nicholas Taleb was born in Amioun^[2].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb was born on September 12, 1960^[3].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's father was Najib Taleb^[10].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's mother was Minerva Ghosn^[11].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb held citizenship in Lebanon^[12].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb is identified as part of the Antiochian Greeks ethnic group^[14].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb is identified as part of the Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians ethnic group^[15].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb worked as a philosopher^[4].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb worked as an essayist^[5].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's professions included statistician^[7].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's professions included economist^[8].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's professions included university teacher^[16].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's field of work was statistics^[17].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's field of work was risk analysis^[18].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's field of work was decision theory^[19].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's field of work was probability theory^[20].
• Among Nassim Nicholas Taleb's employers was New York University^[21].
• Among Nassim Nicholas Taleb's employers was University of Massachusetts Amherst^[22].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb was employed by New York University Tandon School of Engineering^[23].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's education included a stint at University of Paris^[24].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb was educated at Paris Dauphine University^[25].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb's education included a stint at The Wharton School^[26].
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb was educated at Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1960^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9a471fef-bfc8-48a9-98ab-5a5b2a28732d^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Nassim Nicholas Taleb's place of birth was Amioun^[2]. He was born on September 12, 1960^[3]. His father was Najib Taleb^[10]. His mother was Minerva Ghosn^[11]. Ethnic identities include Antiochian Greeks^[14], an ethnoreligious group^[32] and Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians^[15], an ethnoreligious group^[33].

Education

Educated at University of Paris^[24], a former entity^[34], in France^[35], founded in 1150^[36], headquartered in Paris^[37]; Paris Dauphine University^[25], a grand établissement^[38], in France^[39], founded in 1968^[40], headquartered in Paris^[41]; The Wharton School^[26], a private university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1881^[44], headquartered in Philadelphia^[45]; and Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais^[27], a lyceum^[46], in Lebanon^[47], founded in 1909^[48]. Nassim Nicholas Taleb's doctoral advisor was Hélyette Geman^[49]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Philosophy^[50] and Master of Business Administration^[51].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[4], essayist^[5], mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], economist^[8], and university teacher^[16]. Fields of work include statistics^[17], an academic major^[52]; risk analysis^[18], a field of study^[53]; decision theory^[19], an academic discipline^[54]; and probability theory^[20], a branch of mathematics^[55]. Employers include New York University^[21], a private university^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1831^[58], headquartered in New York City^[59]; University of Massachusetts Amherst^[22], a university^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1863^[62], headquartered in Amherst^[63]; and New York University Tandon School of Engineering^[23], a university^[64], in United States^[65], founded in 1854^[66].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Black Swan^[67], a written work^[68]; Fooled by Randomness^[69], a literary work^[70]; The Bed of Procrustes^[71], a written work^[72]; Antifragile^[73], a literary work^[74]; and Skin in the Game^[75].

Personal Life

Nassim Nicholas Taleb's religion is recorded as Greek Orthodoxy^[76].

Why It Matters

Nassim Nicholas Taleb ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,887 views/month, #5,717 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[77] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[78]

He has been cited as an influence by Steve Bannon^[79], a film producer^[80], b. 1953^[81], of United States^[82], specialised in politics^[83].

Works attributed to him include The Black Swan^[84], a written work^[85]; Antifragile^[86], a literary work^[87]; Fooled by Randomness^[88], a literary work^[89]; Skin in the Game^[90], a literary work^[91]; and The Bed of Procrustes^[92], a written work^[93].

FAQs

Where was Nassim Nicholas Taleb born?

Nassim Nicholas Taleb's place of birth was Amioun^[2].

Who were Nassim Nicholas Taleb's parents?

Nassim Nicholas Taleb's father was Najib Taleb^[10]. Nassim Nicholas Taleb's mother was Minerva Ghosn^[11].

What did Nassim Nicholas Taleb do for work?

Nassim Nicholas Taleb worked as philosopher^[4], essayist^[5], mathematician^[6], statistician^[7], and economist^[8].

Where did Nassim Nicholas Taleb go to school?

Nassim Nicholas Taleb was educated at University of Paris^[24], Paris Dauphine University^[25], The Wharton School^[26], and Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais^[27].

Who did Nassim Nicholas Taleb influence?

Nassim Nicholas Taleb has been cited as an influence by Steve Bannon^[79].