Charalambos D. Aliprantis
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Charalambos Dionisios Aliprantis was a Greek
-American economist
who introduced Banach space
and Riesz space
methods in economic theory. He was born in Cefalonia, Greece in 1946 and came to the US in 1969, where he obtained his PhD in Mathematics from Caltech in June 1973.
He was a distinguished professor of Economics and Mathematics at Purdue University
. He was the founding Editor of the journals Economic Theory
and Annals of Finance, an Editor of Positivity and a founding member of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory
.
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
-American economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
who introduced Banach space
Banach space
In mathematics, Banach spaces is the name for complete normed vector spaces, one of the central objects of study in functional analysis. A complete normed vector space is a vector space V with a norm ||·|| such that every Cauchy sequence in V has a limit in V In mathematics, Banach spaces is the...
and Riesz space
Riesz space
In mathematics a Riesz space, lattice-ordered vector space or vector lattice is an ordered vector space where the order structure is a lattice....
methods in economic theory. He was born in Cefalonia, Greece in 1946 and came to the US in 1969, where he obtained his PhD in Mathematics from Caltech in June 1973.
He was a distinguished professor of Economics and Mathematics at Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
. He was the founding Editor of the journals Economic Theory
Economic Theory (journal)
Economic Theory is a peer-reviewed academic journal that focuses on theoretical economics, particularly social choice, general equilibrium theory, and game theory...
and Annals of Finance, an Editor of Positivity and a founding member of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory
Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory
The Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory abbreviated as SAET is a non-profit membership society founded to "advance knowledge in theoretical economics and to facilitate communication among researchers." Membership includes economists, mathematicians, game theorists, and other...
.