The oldest Nobel Prize winner was Leonid Hurwicz, who received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2007 at the age of 90. He was born in 1917 and passed away in 2008, shortly after receiving the prestigious award.
Hurwicz was a Polish-American economist who made significant contributions to the theory of economic mechanisms and game theory. His work focused on designing efficient mechanisms for allocating resources in markets with imperfect information.
Here are some additional facts about Leonid Hurwicz:
- He was born in Moscow, Russia, and later immigrated to the United States.
- He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota.
- He was a professor at the University of Minnesota for over 50 years.
- He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory".
Leonid Hurwicz's achievements demonstrate the power of intellectual curiosity and dedication to research, even in the later years of one's life.
