Pierre Basieux
Pierre Basieux (* 1944 in Vienna , Austria ; † 2016 ) was a Belgian mathematician and non-fiction author with a focus on game theory .
Life
Basieux grew up in Styria and Namur . He studied mathematics with the minor subjects theoretical physics and philosophy at the universities of Munich and Graz and obtained his doctorate. phil. with a thesis on operations research and game theory. He also took his Philosophicum at the same time .
After completing his university education, he first worked as a high school teacher on the North Sea island of Langeoog from 1975 to 1977 . He then worked for various Swiss companies, including a. as logistics director. Since 1995 he has worked as a freelance book author and management consultant.
Basieux was also known as a professional gambler, especially in the game of roulette . At the age of 21 he had developed a calculation system with which he won 70,000 DM. By watching the ball run and the speed of rotation of the roulette wheel, he made a profit of 185,000 DM in the Bad Wiessee casino in 1983 , whereupon the casino management banned him from the house.
He was a member of the Advisory Board of the Giordano Bruno Foundation .
Work (selection)
- Roulette - The Taming of Chance . Printul-Verlag 1987. ISBN 3925575243
- with Jacques Thiele: Roulette in Zoom - Anatomy of the Ball Run . Printul-Verlag 1989. ISBN 3925575200
- The world as roulette - thinking in expectations . Rowohlt Verlag 1995. ISBN 3499197073
- Adventure mathematics - bridges between reality and fiction . Rowohlt Verlag 1999. ISBN 382742884X
- Fascination Roulette - Phenomena and Case Studies . Printul Verlag 1999. ISBN 3925575286
- The top ten most beautiful mathematical sentences . Rowohlt Verlag 2000. ISBN 3499608839
- The architecture of mathematics - thinking in terms of structures . Rowohlt Verlag 2000. ISBN 3499611198
- The taming of fluctuations . Printul Verlag 2003. ISBN 3925575316
- The top seven math guesswork . Rowohlt Verlag 2004. ISBN 3499619326
- The world as game - game theory in society, economy and nature . Rowohlt Verlag 2008. ISBN 9783644440210
- Roulette - luck and skill . Springer Spectrum 2012. ISBN 3827429927
Web links
- Pierre Basieux on the GBS website
- Interview with Basieux on mathematik.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Basieux, Pierre . ( giordano-bruno-stiftung.de [accessed on July 1, 2017]).
- ↑ Professional portrait of Pierre Basieux. Interview with Basieux on mathematik.de
- ↑ This corresponds to a current value of around € 130,000 (purchasing power comparison)
- ↑ This corresponds to a current value of around € 160,000 (purchasing power comparison)
- ↑ GEO : Reading sample: Overriding chance . Issue No. 47 - 05/11; Christoph Drösser: Roulette. Attack on Hohensyburg. Spon June 24, 2005.
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SURNAME | Basieux, Pierre |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian mathematician and non-fiction author specializing in game theory |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria |
DATE OF DEATH | 2016 |