Tjalling Koopmans

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Tjalling C. Koopmans
Born(1910-08-28)August 28, 1910
DiedFebruary 26, 1985(1985-02-26) (aged 74)
NationalityDutch, American
Alma materUniversity of Utrecht
University of Leiden
Known forRamsey–Cass–Koopmans model
Koopmans' theorem
AwardsNobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1975)
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics, Physics
Doctoral advisorHans Kramers
Jan Tinbergen
Doctoral studentsCarl Christ
Stanley Reiter
Rolf Mantel [es]
Guillermo Calvo

Tjalling Charles Koopmans (August 28, 1910 – February 26, 1985) was a Dutch-American mathematician and economist. He was the joint winner with Leonid Kantorovich of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.[1][2]

References[change | change source]

  1. van Istendael, Geert (1 July 2005). Mijn Nederland [My Netherlands] (in Dutch). Atlas-Contact. ISBN 9789045005195.
  2. Koopmans, Tjalling Charles (1975). "Tjalling C. Koopmans - Biographical". Nobel Media AB 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.