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== Manually generated lists == |
== Manually generated lists == |
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This is a partial list of persons who significantly contributed to the development of voting theory. |
This is a partial list of persons who significantly contributed to the development of voting theory. |
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* [[Kenneth Arrow]]- Discoverer of [[Arrow's impossibility theorem]] |
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* [[Duncan Black]]- Discoverer of [[W:Black's theorem|Black's theorem]]. |
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* [[Jean-Charles de Borda]]- A discoverer of the [[Borda count]] |
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* [[Steven Brams]]- The leading intellectual proponent of [[approval voting]] |
* [[Steven Brams]]- The leading intellectual proponent of [[approval voting]] |
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* [[Marquis de Condorcet]]- A discoverer of the [[Condorcet method]] |
* [[Marquis de Condorcet]]- A discoverer of the [[Condorcet method]] |
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* [[Peter Fishburn]]- A leading proponent of [[approval voting]]. He and Brams commonly work together. |
* [[Peter Fishburn]]- A leading proponent of [[approval voting]]. He and Brams commonly work together. |
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* [[Allan Gibbard]]- A discoverer of the [[Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem]]. |
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* [[Thomas Hare]]- Discoverer of [[single transferable vote]]. |
* [[Thomas Hare]]- Discoverer of [[single transferable vote]]. |
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* [[Ramon Llull]]- A discoverer of the [[Borda count]] and [[Condorcet method]]. |
* [[Ramon Llull]]- A discoverer of the [[Borda count]] and [[Condorcet method]]. |
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* [[Mark Satterthwaite]]- A discoverer of the [[Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem]]. |
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* [[Donald Saari]]- A leading intellectual proponent of the [[Borda count]]. |
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* [[Robert J. Weber]]- The scholar credited with coining the term "''approval voting''" to refer to [[approval voting]] in the early [[w:1970s|1970s]]. |
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Note, there are other manually-generated lists that may have more useful information: |
Note, there are other manually-generated lists that may have more useful information: |