David Gale

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David Gale
Born	(1921-12-13)December 13, 1921 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	March 7, 2008(2008-03-07) (aged 86) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Education	Princeton University University of Michigan Swarthmore College
Known for	Gale transform linear programming convex analysis Chomp Bridg-It Gale–Shapley algorithm Ramsey problem
Awards	John von Neumann Theory Prize (1980) Golden Goose Award (2013) Pirelli Internetional Award
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics, economics
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley, 1966–2008 Brown University, 1950–65 Rand Corporation, 1957–58 Princeton University 1949–50
Doctoral advisor	Albert W. Tucker
Doctoral students	William A. Brock Hal Varian

David Gale (December 13, 1921 – March 7, 2008) was an American mathematician and economist. He was a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with the departments of mathematics, economics, and industrial engineering and operations research. He has contributed to the fields of mathematical economics, game theory, and convex analysis.

Gale earned his B.A. from Swarthmore College, obtained an M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1947, and earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics at Princeton University in 1949. He taught at Brown University from 1950 to 1965 and then joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley.

Gale lived in Berkeley, California, and Paris, France with his partner Sandra Gilbert, feminist literary scholar and poet. He has three daughters and two grandsons.