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| Born | 2 September 1936 |
| Died | 10 June 2021 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University (M.S.) Case Institute of Technology (Ph. D) |
| Known for | Decision Theory |
| Awards | John von Neumann Theory Prize (1996) Decision Analysis Publication Award Frank P. Ramsey Medal |
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| Fields | Decision Theory |
| Institutions | AT&T Bell Laboratories |
| Thesis | A Normative Theory of Decisions under Risk (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | Russell Ackoff |
Peter Clingerman Fishburn (September 2, 1936 – June 10, 2021) was an American mathematician, known as a pioneer in the field of decision theory. In collaboration with Steven Brams, Fishburn published a paper about approval voting in 1978.[1]
Fishburn received his B.S. in industrial engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1958, his M.S. in operations research in 1961, and a Ph.D. in operations research in 1962, the latter two from the Case Institute of Technology.
In collaboration with Steven Brams, Fishburn published a paper about approval voting in 1978.[1] In 1996, he won the John von Neumann Theory Prize. He also won the Decision Analysis Publication Award in 1991[2] and the Frank P. Ramsey Medal in 1987.[3]
He was elected to the 2002 class of Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.[4]
Fishburn retired after many years of research at AT&T Bell Laboratories in the state of New Jersey, United States. He was married to the theologian Janet Forsythe Fishburn. He died on June 10, 2021, in Racine, Wisconsin.[5]