Herbert Simon

Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American political scientist, economist and psychologist whose research ranged across the fields of cognitive psychology, computer science, public administration, economics, management, philosophy of science, sociology, and political science and was a professor, most notably, at Carnegie Mellon University. With almost a thousand often very highly cited publications he is one of the... more

Date of birth:

  • Jun 15, 1916

Date of death:

  • Feb 9, 2001 (age 84 years)

Place of birth:

Also known as:

  • Herbert Alexander Simon,
  • Herbert A Simon
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Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1978
  • for his pioneering research into the decision-making process within economic organizations
  • 1975
  • for their basic contributions to artificial intelligence and the psychology of human cognition
  • 1986
  • For his fundamental contributions to our understanding of human problem-solving behavior and decisionmaking, particularly in organizations.
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