| 1 | Name: | Dr. Hugo Freund Sonnenschein | |
| Institution: | University of Chicago | ||
| Year Elected: | 2001 | ||
| Class: | 3. Social Sciences | ||
| Subdivision: | 302. Economics | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1940 | ||
| Death Date: | July 15, 2021 | ||
Hugo Sonnenschein was the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago. He served as president of the university from 1993-2000. Previously he was provost of Princeton University (1991-93) and dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania (1988-91). Professor Sonnenschein's research has focused on theories of consumer and firm behavior, general economic equilibrium, game theory and social choice. In the early 1970s he published work that largely determined the general structure of aggregate demand functions. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in game theory and price theory. Dr. Sonnenschein is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (elected 1990), a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (elected 1984) and a member of the American Philosophical Society (elected 2001). He served as President of the Econometric Society in 1988 and was the editor of its journal, Econometrica, from 1977 to 1984. He is former chairman of the Board of Governors of Argonne National Laboratory, an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees at the University of Rochester. His other current board responsibilities include the Board of Directors of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (Berkeley), the Board of Directors of the Institute for the International Education of Students, the Board of Directors of Van Kampen Mutual Funds, and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Barcelona Graduate School. Dr. Sonnenschein received his Bachelor's Degree in mathematics from the University of Rochester in 1961 and his Ph.D. in economics from Purdue University in 1964. He is the recipient of honorary doctoral degrees from numerous universities, including Tel Aviv University and the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. In addition to Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Sonnenschein has served as Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, and the University of Massachusetts. He has been Visiting Professor at Stanford University, University of Paris XII, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv University. He is married to Elizabeth Gunn Sonnenschein, an epidemiologist. They have three daughters and five grandchildren. Hugo Sonnenschein died on July 15, 2021 in Chicago, IL. | |||