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Gérard Debreu
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Jul 4, 1921 – Dec 31, 2004(83 years)Died in:Paris, Île-de-France

French economist and mathematician

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July 4th, 2026

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Occupation(4)

mathematicianeconomistresearcheruniversity teacher

Awards(8)

Humboldt Research FellowshipHumboldt PrizeDistinguished Fellow of the American Economic Associationdoctor honoris causa of Keiō UniversityHonorary doctor of the University of LausanneFellow of the Econometric SocietyGuggenheim FellowshipPrize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

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École Normale SupérieureStanford University

Gérard Debreu (* July 4, 1921 in Calais; † December 31, 2004 in Paris) was a french economist and mathematician. He was 83 years old. His education included École Normale Supérieure and Stanford University. He received 8 awards, including Humboldt Research Fellowship, Humboldt Prize. He was buried at Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise.

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Born in Calais, Hauts-de-France

1921

Fellow of the Econometric Society

1954

Guggenheim Fellowship

1968

Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

1983

Died in Paris, Île-de-France

2004

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Gérard Debreu. Forever remembered.