Allais, Maurice Felix Charles

1911 - Allais was born in Paris, France on May 31, 1911.

1928 - Received his high school diploma in Latin and Science.

1929 - Received his two baccalaureate diplomas in Mathematics and Philosophy.

1934-1936 - Rendered service to the military and worked as an engineer in the mines public service.

1937 - Worked at the Nantes Mines and Quarries Service.

1943-1948 - Became Director of le Bureau of Mines Documentation and Statistics in Paris.

1949 - Received a Doctor-Engineer title from the University of Paris, Faculty of Science.

1954 - Presented the decision problem known as the Allais paradox.

1988 - He won the 1988 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.