Fischer Black

Fischer Black

Fischer Sheffey Black (January 11, 1938 – August 30, 1995) was an American economist, best known as one of the authors of the famous Black–Scholes equation.

Read more about Fischer Black:  Background, Economic Career, Illness and Death, Posthumous Recognition, Fischer Black Prize

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