C. West Churchman
Charles West Churchman (born August 29, 1913 in Philadelphia , † March 21, 2004 in Bolinas , California ) was an American philosopher and systems scientist .
Churchman studied philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania , where he graduated with a doctorate in 1938. From 1958 to 1996 he was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley . He received three honorary doctorates : in 1974 from Washington University in St. Louis , 1984 from Lund University , and 1986 from Umeå University .
Together with his former PhD students Russell Ackoff and Leonard Arnoff, he wrote one of the first textbooks on operations research at the Case Institute of Technology ( Introduction to Operations Research , 1957).
C. West Churchman and his wife Gloria had a son.
Web links
- Bibliography (Werner Ulrich)
- Nekrolog (UC Berkeley)
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| SURNAME | Churchman, C. West |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Churchman, Charles West |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American philosopher and systems scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 2004 |
| Place of death | Bolinas , California |