Memorial Page for Leonid Hurwicz

Leonid Hurwicz (* August 21, 1917 in Moscow; † June 24, 2008 in Minneapolis) was a polish-American economist and mathematician. He was 90 years old. His education included London School of Economics and Political Science, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of Warsaw and Graduate Institute of International Studies. He received 9 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, National Medal of Science. His cause of death was kidney failure.