Edward Nelson

Edward Nelson was an American mathematician, philosopher, university teacher, and physicist. He was born in Decatur and died in Princeton. Nelson held citizenship in the United States and spoke English. He was educated at the University of Chicago and served as a faculty member at Princeton University. His doctoral advisor was Irving Segal, and his doctoral students included Greg Lawler and Richard M. Dudley.

Nelson’s work focused on set theory, mathematics, physics, and mathematical logic. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Mathematical Society. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. Nelson authored 24 works, including *Ecole d'Ete de Probabilites de Saint-Flour XV-XVII, 1985-87*, *Eskimomärchen*, *Tobin's imperfect asset substitution in optimizing general equilibrium*, *Milton Friedman & Economic Debate in the United States*, and *Memory Training Method*.