Peter C. Fishburn

Summary

Peter C. Fishburn is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Philipsburg^[2]. He was born on September 2, 1936^[3]. He died on June 10, 2021^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5] and engineer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Peter C. Fishburn was born in Philipsburg^[2].
• Peter C. Fishburn was born on September 2, 1936^[3].
• Peter C. Fishburn died on June 10, 2021^[4].
• Peter C. Fishburn held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Peter C. Fishburn worked as a mathematician^[5].
• Peter C. Fishburn's professions included engineer^[6].
• Peter C. Fishburn was employed by Bell Labs^[9].
• Peter C. Fishburn's education included a stint at Pennsylvania State University^[10].
• Peter C. Fishburn was educated at Case Western Reserve University^[11].
• Peter C. Fishburn was educated at Case Western Reserve University^[12].
• Peter C. Fishburn received the John von Neumann Theory Prize^[13].
• Peter C. Fishburn received the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[14].
• Peter C. Fishburn received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[15].
• Peter C. Fishburn was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[16].
• Peter C. Fishburn was a member of Econometric Society^[17].
• Peter C. Fishburn is recorded as male^[18].
• Peter C. Fishburn's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Peter C. Fishburn's given name is recorded as Peter^[20].
• Peter C. Fishburn's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• Peter C. Fishburn's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[22].
• Peter C. Fishburn's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Peter C. Fishburn's place of birth was Philipsburg^[2]. He was born on September 2, 1936^[3].

Education

Educated at Pennsylvania State University^[10], a public research university^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1855^[26], headquartered in Penn State University Park^[27] and Case Western Reserve University^[11], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1967^[30], headquartered in Cleveland^[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[5] and engineer^[6]. Peter C. Fishburn was employed by Bell Labs^[9].

Recognition

Awards received include John von Neumann Theory Prize^[13], a science award^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1975^[34]; Fellow of the Econometric Society^[14], a fellowship award^[35]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[15].

Death and Burial

Peter C. Fishburn died on June 10, 2021^[4].

Why It Matters

Peter C. Fishburn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

He is credited with the discovery of approval voting^[37], an electoral system^[38].

FAQs

Where was Peter C. Fishburn born?

Peter C. Fishburn was born in Philipsburg^[2].

What did Peter C. Fishburn do for work?

Peter C. Fishburn worked as mathematician^[5] and engineer^[6].

Where did Peter C. Fishburn go to school?

Peter C. Fishburn was educated at Pennsylvania State University^[10], Case Western Reserve University^[11], and Case Western Reserve University^[12].

What awards did Peter C. Fishburn receive?

Honors received include John von Neumann Theory Prize^[13], Fellow of the Econometric Society^[14], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[15].

What did Peter C. Fishburn discover?

Peter C. Fishburn is credited as discoverer of approval voting^[37].