Voting theorists Voting theorists Duncan Black ( May 23, 1908 - January 14, 1991) was responsible for unearthing the work of many early political scientists, including Charles Dodgson, and was responsible for the Black electoral system, a variant upon the Condorcet method whereby, in the absence of a Condorcet winner (e.g. due to a cycle), the Borda winner is chosen. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland, raised in Tayvallich in Argyll Scotland, then educated at Glasgow, Scotland and Dundee, Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Duncan Black"
Jean-Charles Chevalier de Borda ( May 4, 1733 – February 19, 1799), was a French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean-Charles de Borda"
John Stuart Mill ( May 20, 1806 – May 8, 1873), an English philosopher and political economist, was an influential classical liberal thinker of the 19th century. He was an advocate of utilitarianism, the ethical theory first proposed by his godfather Jeremy Bentham. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Stuart Mill"
Kenneth Joseph Arrow (born August 23, 1921) is an American economist, winner of the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in 1972. He is considered one of the founders of modern (post World War II) neo-classical economics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kenneth Arrow"
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ( January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lewis Carroll"
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, marquis de Condorcet ( September 17, 1743 - March 28, 1794) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist who devised the concept of a Condorcet method. Ahead of his time in many respects, he advocated a liberal economy, free and equal public education, constitutional justice, and equal rights for women and people of all races. His ideas and writings embodied the ideals of the Enlightenment and rationalism, and remain influential to this day. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marquis de Condorcet"
Maurice Duverger (born June 5 in Angoulême, France, 1917) is a French jurist, sociologist and politican. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maurice Duverger" Please visit again shortopedia
T. Nicolaus Tideman (born August 11, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Professor of Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in economics and mathematics from Reed College in 1965 and his PhD. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1969. His academic interests include taxation of land, voting theory, and political philosophy. In 1987, he devised the voting system called Ranked Pairs, which is a Condorcet method, and in 2000 the CPO-STV proportional voting method. Tideman also devised the Independence of Clones criterion which both of his methods satisfy. He is an associate of the Earth Rights Institute. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nicolaus Tideman"
Thomas Hare ( March 28, 1806 - May 6, 1891) was an English barrister who was involved in the theory and advocacy of election methods. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thomas Hare"
William Harrison Riker ( September 22, 1920 – June 26, 1993) was an American political scientist who applied game theory and mathematics to policial science. ...more on Wikipedia about "William H. Riker"
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