John Forbes Nash Death Facts: Age, Cause of Death, Birthday, Date of Death Tragedy!
John Forbes Nash died at age 86, impressive. Check out the death cause, death date, and more facts about the circumstances surrounding mathematician John Forbes Nash's death.
Biography - A Short Wiki
Mathematician who is best known for his works in game theory and who was the subject of the 2001 Academy Award-winning film A Beautiful Mind. He had a well-known period of mental instability in his middle years, which was ultimately diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia. He shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994.
He married Alicia Lopez-Harrison de Lardé, a naturalized U.S. citizen from El Salvador, in 1957. They divorced in 1963, then re-married in 2001. He had two sons named John Charles Martin and John David Stier.
How did John Forbes Nash die?
John Forbes Nash's death was caused by traffic collision.
Cause of death | Traffic Collision |
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Age of death | 86 years |
Profession | Mathematician |
Birthday | June 13, 1928 |
Death date | May 23, 2015 |
Place of death | Monroe Township, New Jersey, United States |
Place of burial | Saint Paul's Parish Cemetery Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA |
Quotes
I would finally renounce my delusional hypotheses and revert to thinking of myself as a human of more conventional circumstances and return to mathematical research.
John Forbes Nash
I never saw my grandfather because he had died before I was born, but I have good memories of my grandmother and of how she could play the piano at the old house.
John Forbes Nash
People are always selling the idea that people with mental illness are suffering. I think madness can be an escape. If things are not so good, you maybe want to imagine something better.
John Forbes Nash
I later spent… five to eight months in hospitals in New Jersey, always on an involuntary basis, and always attempting a legal argument for release.
John Forbes Nash
You don’t have to be a mathematician to have a feel for numbers.
John Forbes Nash