Gérard Debreu
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Gérard Debreu was a French economist and mathematician best known for his rigorous formulation of general equilibrium theory, for which he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gerard Debreu | 1 |
| Gérard Debreu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6363764 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gérard Debreu Context triple: [Léon Walras, influenced, Gérard Debreu]
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A.
Herbert Scarf
Herbert Scarf was an influential American economist and mathematician known for his work on general equilibrium theory, fixed-point theorems, and integer programming.
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B.
Kenneth Arrow
Kenneth Arrow was a Nobel Prize–winning American economist renowned for his foundational contributions to social choice theory and general equilibrium economics.
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C.
Tjalling C. Koopmans
Tjalling C. Koopmans was a Dutch-American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his contributions to econometrics and optimal resource allocation theory.
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D.
Paul Samuelson
Paul Samuelson was a pioneering American economist and Nobel laureate whose work helped establish modern economic theory and transform economics into a more rigorous, mathematically grounded discipline.
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E.
Harold W. Kuhn
Harold W. Kuhn was an American mathematician and game theorist best known for his work on nonlinear programming and the Kuhn–Tucker conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gérard Debreu Target entity description: Gérard Debreu was a French economist and mathematician best known for his rigorous formulation of general equilibrium theory, for which he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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A.
Herbert Scarf
Herbert Scarf was an influential American economist and mathematician known for his work on general equilibrium theory, fixed-point theorems, and integer programming.
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B.
Kenneth Arrow
Kenneth Arrow was a Nobel Prize–winning American economist renowned for his foundational contributions to social choice theory and general equilibrium economics.
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C.
Tjalling C. Koopmans
Tjalling C. Koopmans was a Dutch-American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his contributions to econometrics and optimal resource allocation theory.
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D.
Paul Samuelson
Paul Samuelson was a pioneering American economist and Nobel laureate whose work helped establish modern economic theory and transform economics into a more rigorous, mathematically grounded discipline.
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E.
Harold W. Kuhn
Harold W. Kuhn was an American mathematician and game theorist best known for his work on nonlinear programming and the Kuhn–Tucker conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
ⓘ
human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
John von Neumann Theory Prize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Légion d'honneur NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-07-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-12-31 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Maurice Fréchet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Paris
NERFINISHED
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École Normale Supérieure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Cowles Commission for Research in Economics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Debreu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
general equilibrium theory
ⓘ
mathematical economics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| givenName | Gérard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary microeconomic theory
ⓘ
modern general equilibrium theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John von Neumann
NERFINISHED
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Léon Walras NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilfredo Pareto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Arrow–Debreu model
NERFINISHED
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axiomatic approach to economic theory ⓘ rigorous formulation of general equilibrium theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Economic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ Econometric Society NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Gérard Debreu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableWork | Theory of Value: An Axiomatic Analysis of Economic Equilibrium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of economics
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professor of mathematics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berkeley
NERFINISHED
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New Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Gérard Debreu Description of subject: Gérard Debreu was a French economist and mathematician best known for his rigorous formulation of general equilibrium theory, for which he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Léon Walras
this entity surface form:
Gerard Debreu