Professor of Peace Studies, University of Toronto, 1984-
Anatol Rapoport was born in Lozovaya, Russia, and studied piano, composition and conducting in Vienna. In America he became a mathematician of biology and behavioral science, focusing on games and conflict theories, then came to Canada in 1970. He is the author of Two-Person Game Theory and N-Person Game Theory among many other well-known works. He is the recipient of the Lenz International Peace Research Prize, and is currently professor of Peace Studies at the University of Toronto.
Vienna Hochschule f├╝r Musik Dipls. in Piano, Composition, Conducting 1934; S.B., U. of Chicago, 1938; S.M., 1940; PhD (Math.), 1941; various hon. degrees. Instr. Math. Illinois Inst. of Tech 1946-47; Resch. Assoc. Asst. Prof. Comte. Math. Biol. Univ. Chicago 1947-54; Fellow, Center Advanced Study Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, Calif. 1954-55; Prof. of Math. Biol. & Sr. Resch. Math., Mental Health Research Inst. U. of Mich. 1955-70; Prof. of Psychol. and Math. U. of Toronto 1970-80; Prof. Emeritus 1980-; guest prof. Vienna, Warsaw, Denmark, Berlin, Hiroshima, Louisville; Dir., Vienna Inst. for Advanced Studies 1980-83; served with US Air Force 1942-46, rank Cpt. Author, "Science and the Goals of Man" 1950; "Operational Philosophy" 1953; "Fights, Games and Debates" 1960; Strategy and Conscience" 1964; "Two-Person Game Theory" 1966; "N-Person Game theory" 1970; "The Big Two" 1971; "Conflict in Man-Made Environment" 1974; "Game Theory as a Theory of Conflict Resolution" 1974; "Semantics" 1975; "Mathematische Methoden in den Sozial Wissenschaften" 1980; Mathematical Models in the Social and Behavioral Sciences" 1983; "General Systems Theory" 1986; "The Origins of Violence" 1989; "Decision Theory and Decision Behaviour" 1989; "Peace An Idea Whose Time Has Come" 1992; co-author "Prisoner's Dilemma" 1965; "The 2x2 Game" 1976; "Canada and the World" 1992; over 300 articles; Ed. "General Systems" 1956-77; recipient Lenz Internat. Peace Research Prize 1976; Harold D. Lasswell Award Pol. Psychol.; Fellow Am. Acad. of Arts and Sci.; mem., Am. Math Soc.; Candn. Math. Council; Soc. Math. Biol.; Internat. Soc. Gen. Semantics (Pres. 1953-55) Soc. Gen. Systems Research (Pres. 1965-66) Candn. Peace Research & Educ. Assn. (Pres. 1972-75); Science for Peace (Pres. 1984-86).
Sources: Canadian Who's Who, 1993; David Lloyd-Jones
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