Ruma Falk
Israeli psychologist and philosopher of mathematics (1932–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruma Falk (Hebrew: רומה פלק, née Oren-Aharonovich,[1] 1932–2020) was an Israeli psychologist and philosopher of mathematics known for her work on probability theory and human understanding of probability and statistics.[2]
Ruma Falk | |
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רומה פלק | |
Born | Oren-Aharonovich 1932 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Died | August 15, 2020(2020-08-15) (aged 87–88) |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Known for | Probability theory, human understanding of probability and statistics |
Awards | George Pólya Award (1984) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology, Philosophy of Mathematics |
Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Doctoral advisor | Amos Tversky |
Falk was born in Jerusalem,[1][2] and educated at the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium[2] and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1] She completed her PhD on the perception of chance at the Hebrew University in 1975 under the supervision of Amos Tversky,[2] and became a professor there.[1][3][2] She was married to Raphael Falk, a geneticist and historian of science.[3][2][4]
Falk won the George Pólya Award of the Mathematical Association of America with Maya Bar-Hillel in 1984 for their joint work on probability.[5] She died on August 15, 2020.[4]