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Herbert Simon
1916 – 2001
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHerbert Alexander Simon was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology. His primary research interest was decision-making within organizations and he is best known for the theories of "bounded rationality" and "satisficing". He and Allen Newell received the ACM Turing Award in 1975, and he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1978.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 15, 1916
Milwaukee
Date of death
February 9, 2001
Pittsburgh
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
economistpoliticiansociologistuniversity teachercomputer scientistpolitical scientist
Awards & honours
Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAPA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to PsychologyTuring AwardPrize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelWilliam Procter Prize for Scientific Achievementhonorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier-III
Notable works
Administrative Behaviorbounded rationality
- Field and occupation
- americký politik
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