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'''Hugo Freund Sonnenschein''' (born November 14, 1940, [[New York City|New York]])<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sqRmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22sonnenschein,+Hugo+freund%22+1940&dq=%22sonnenschein,+Hugo+freund%22+1940&hl=en&ei=8xO1TdisIMbZgQePpNTGCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ Who's who in the Midwest: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and Women of the Central and Midwestern States]</ref><ref>[http://www.econ.umn.edu/assets/pdf/fbbva.pdf]</ref> is a prominent [[United States|American]] [[economist]] and educational administrator. Currently the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the [[University of Chicago]], his specialty is [[microeconomics|microeconomic theory]], with a particular interest in [[general equilibrium theory]]. He served as the 11th president of the [[University of Chicago]] (1993–2000),<ref name="UChistory">{{cite web|url=http://president.uchicago.edu/history/sonnenschein.shtml|title=History of the Office|publisher=The University of Chicago News Office|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="UCpres">{{cite web|url=http://presidentialsearch.uchicago.edu/presidents/sonnenschein.html|title=Hugo Sonnenschein (1993-2000)|publisher=University of Chicago|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref> and remains a member of the university's Board of Trustees.<ref name="biosketch">{{cite web|url=http://home.uchicago.edu/~hfsonnen/HFS.bio.May2005.pdf|title=Hugo F. Sonnenschein Biographical Sketch|publisher=University of Chicago|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref> Previously, he served as Provost of [[Princeton University]] and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. Sonnenschein attended the [[University of Rochester]] for his undergraduate studies from 1957–1961, and received his Ph.D. in Economics from [[Purdue University]] in 1964.<ref name="CV">{{cite web|url=http://home.uchicago.edu/~hfsonnen/HFSCV608.pdf|title=HUGO F. SONNENSCHEIN CV|publisher=University of Chicago|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref> He is known for the [[Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem]], and more generally for his work on [[Léon Walras|Walrasian]] [[general equilibrium theory]].<ref name="Rizvi">{{cite journal|last=Rizvi|first=S. Abu Turab|year=2006|title=The Sonnenschein-Mantel-Debreu Results after Thirty Years|journal=History of Political Economy|publisher=Duke University Press|volume=38|doi=10.1215/00182702-2005-024|url=http://www.umass.edu/preferen/Class%20Material/Readings%20in%20Market%20Dynamics/Risvi%20HOPE%202006.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Sonnenschein|first=Hugo|year=1973|title=Do Walras' Identity and Continuity Characterize the Class of Community Excess Demand Functions?|journal=Journal of Economic Theory|publisher=Elsevier|volume=6|doi=10.1016/0022-0531(73)90066-5|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022053173900665}}</ref>
'''Hugo Freund Sonnenschein''' (born November 14, 1940, [[New York City|New York]])<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sqRmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22sonnenschein,+Hugo+freund%22+1940&dq=%22sonnenschein,+Hugo+freund%22+1940&hl=en&ei=8xO1TdisIMbZgQePpNTGCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ Who's who in the Midwest: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and Women of the Central and Midwestern States]</ref><ref>[http://www.econ.umn.edu/assets/pdf/fbbva.pdf]</ref> is a prominent [[United States|American]] [[economist]] and educational administrator. Currently the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the [[University of Chicago]], his specialty is [[microeconomics|microeconomic theory]], with a particular interest in [[general equilibrium theory]]. He served as the 11th president of the [[University of Chicago]] (1993–2000),<ref name="UChistory">{{cite web|url=http://president.uchicago.edu/history/sonnenschein.shtml|title=History of the Office|publisher=The University of Chicago News Office|accessdate=8 April 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726052127/http://president.uchicago.edu/history/sonnenschein.shtml|archivedate=26 July 2011|df=}}</ref><ref name="UCpres">{{cite web|url=http://presidentialsearch.uchicago.edu/presidents/sonnenschein.html|title=Hugo Sonnenschein (1993-2000)|publisher=University of Chicago|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref> and remains a member of the university's Board of Trustees.<ref name="biosketch">{{cite web|url=http://home.uchicago.edu/~hfsonnen/HFS.bio.May2005.pdf|title=Hugo F. Sonnenschein Biographical Sketch|publisher=University of Chicago|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref> Previously, he served as Provost of [[Princeton University]] and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. Sonnenschein attended the [[University of Rochester]] for his undergraduate studies from 1957–1961, and received his Ph.D. in Economics from [[Purdue University]] in 1964.<ref name="CV">{{cite web|url=http://home.uchicago.edu/~hfsonnen/HFSCV608.pdf|title=HUGO F. SONNENSCHEIN CV|publisher=University of Chicago|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref> He is known for the [[Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem]], and more generally for his work on [[Léon Walras|Walrasian]] [[general equilibrium theory]].<ref name="Rizvi">{{cite journal|last=Rizvi|first=S. Abu Turab|year=2006|title=The Sonnenschein-Mantel-Debreu Results after Thirty Years|journal=History of Political Economy|publisher=Duke University Press|volume=38|doi=10.1215/00182702-2005-024|url=http://www.umass.edu/preferen/Class%20Material/Readings%20in%20Market%20Dynamics/Risvi%20HOPE%202006.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Sonnenschein|first=Hugo|year=1973|title=Do Walras' Identity and Continuity Characterize the Class of Community Excess Demand Functions?|journal=Journal of Economic Theory|publisher=Elsevier|volume=6|doi=10.1016/0022-0531(73)90066-5|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022053173900665}}</ref>


He has received the 2009 [[BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award]] in Economy, Finance and Management (co-winner with [[Andreu Mas-Colell]]).
He has received the 2009 [[BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award]] in Economy, Finance and Management (co-winner with [[Andreu Mas-Colell]]).


==Curricular reform==
==Curricular reform==
During his tenure as president of the University of Chicago, the faculty made significant changes to the curriculum, including a reduction to the required number of "Core" courses in the College.<ref name="Menashi">{{cite web|url=http://s14929.gridserver.com/issues/1.13.99/chicgo.html|title=Doing it the Chicago Way|last=Menashi|first=Steven|date=January 13, 1999|work=The Dartmouth Review|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref> This move was met with much controversy.<ref name="Meyer">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2004/10/31/gradual-changes-define-the-university|title=Gradual changes define the University|last=Meyer|first=Meredith|date=October 31, 2004|work=Chicago Maroon|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rochester.edu/pr/Review/V63N1/gaz02.html|title=IT'S 'PROFESSOR SONNENSCHEIN' AGAIN|date=Fall 2000|work=Rochester Review|publisher=University of Rochester|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref>
During his tenure as president of the University of Chicago, the faculty made significant changes to the curriculum, including a reduction to the required number of "Core" courses in the College.<ref name="Menashi">{{cite web|url=http://s14929.gridserver.com/issues/1.13.99/chicgo.html|title=Doing it the Chicago Way|last=Menashi|first=Steven|date=January 13, 1999|work=The Dartmouth Review|accessdate=8 April 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826130050/http://s14929.gridserver.com/issues/1.13.99/chicgo.html|archivedate=26 August 2011|df=}}</ref> This move was met with much controversy.<ref name="Meyer">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2004/10/31/gradual-changes-define-the-university|title=Gradual changes define the University|last=Meyer|first=Meredith|date=October 31, 2004|work=Chicago Maroon|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rochester.edu/pr/Review/V63N1/gaz02.html|title=IT'S 'PROFESSOR SONNENSCHEIN' AGAIN|date=Fall 2000|work=Rochester Review|publisher=University of Rochester|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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For the Austrian writer (1890–1953), see Hugo Sonnenschein.
Hugo F. Sonnenschein
Academic career
InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton University
Northwestern University
University of Massachusetts
University of Minnesota
Alma materPurdue University
University of Rochester
Doctoral
advisor		Stanley Reiter[1]
Doctoral
students		Donald John Roberts
Salvador Barberà [es]
Dilip Abreu
George J. Mailath
Faruk Gül
Matthew O. Jackson
Philip J. Reny

Hugo Freund Sonnenschein (born November 14, 1940, New York)[2][3] is a prominent American economist and educational administrator. Currently the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, his specialty is microeconomic theory, with a particular interest in general equilibrium theory. He served as the 11th president of the University of Chicago (1993–2000),[4][5] and remains a member of the university's Board of Trustees.[6] Previously, he served as Provost of Princeton University and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Sonnenschein attended the University of Rochester for his undergraduate studies from 1957–1961, and received his Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University in 1964.[7] He is known for the Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem, and more generally for his work on Walrasian general equilibrium theory.[8][9]

He has received the 2009 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economy, Finance and Management (co-winner with Andreu Mas-Colell).

Curricular reform

During his tenure as president of the University of Chicago, the faculty made significant changes to the curriculum, including a reduction to the required number of "Core" courses in the College.[10] This move was met with much controversy.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ A brief Biographical Sketch of Hugo F. Sonnenschein. (Accessed September 2016)
  2. ^ Who's who in the Midwest: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and Women of the Central and Midwestern States
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "History of the Office". The University of Chicago News Office. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Hugo Sonnenschein (1993-2000)". University of Chicago. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Hugo F. Sonnenschein Biographical Sketch" (PDF). University of Chicago. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  7. ^ "HUGO F. SONNENSCHEIN CV" (PDF). University of Chicago. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  8. ^ Rizvi, S. Abu Turab (2006). "The Sonnenschein-Mantel-Debreu Results after Thirty Years" (PDF). History of Political Economy. 38. Duke University Press. doi:10.1215/00182702-2005-024.
  9. ^ Sonnenschein, Hugo (1973). "Do Walras' Identity and Continuity Characterize the Class of Community Excess Demand Functions?". Journal of Economic Theory. 6. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/0022-0531(73)90066-5.
  10. ^ Menashi, Steven (January 13, 1999). "Doing it the Chicago Way". The Dartmouth Review. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Meyer, Meredith (October 31, 2004). "Gradual changes define the University". Chicago Maroon. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  12. ^ "IT'S 'PROFESSOR SONNENSCHEIN' AGAIN". Rochester Review. University of Rochester. Fall 2000. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

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