Michel Balinski

Michel Louis Balinski
Michał Ludwik Baliński
From left: Michel Balinski, Friedrich Pukelsheim [de], Steven Brams, Oberwolfach 2004
Born	(1933-10-06)October 6, 1933 Geneva, Switzerland
Died	February 4, 2019 (aged 85) Bayonne, France
Citizenship	United States, France
Alma mater	Williams College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University
Known for	Balinski's theorem
Children	Marta Balińska b. 1965 - known for the biography of Ludwik Rajchman Maria Balinska
Awards	John von Neumann Theory Prize Lanchester Prize Lester R. Ford Award
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics, economics, operations research, political science
Institutions	École Polytechnique, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Cornell University[1]
Doctoral advisor	Albert W. Tucker
Doctoral students	Louis Billera

Michel Louis Balinski (born Michał Ludwik Baliński; October 6, 1933 – February 4, 2019) was an American and French applied mathematician, economist, operations research analyst and political scientist. Educated in the United States, from 1980 he lived and worked in France. He was known for his work in optimisation (combinatorial, linear, nonlinear), convex polyhedra, stable matching, and the theory and practice of electoral systems, jury decision, and social choice. He was Directeur de Recherche de classe exceptionnelle (emeritus) of the C.N.R.S. at the École Polytechnique (Paris). He was awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize by INFORMS in 2013.^[2]

Michel Louis Balinski died in Bayonne, France. He maintained an active involvement in research and public appearances, his last public engagement took place in January 2019.^[3]