Eulogy
Eulogy for Peter Sudhölter
With great sadness we announce that our esteemed colleague Peter Sudhölter passed away on April 2, 2024.
Peter battled cancer and underwent multiple surgeries, but unfortunately, the cancer had spread extensively, and he peacefully passed away. We will remember Peter as an outstanding and highly active researcher at the Department of Economics.
Peter made significant contributions to research and was a precious member of our academic community. He will remain a cornerstone in the field of game theory, particularly in the realm of cooperative games.
Peter's alma mater was the University of Bielefeld, where he earned his PhD degree at the Department of Department of Mathematics in 1988. In 1994, he was awarded a doctoral degree from the University's Department of Economics. He worked at the University of Bielefeld until 2001, when he joined SDU the Department of Economics.
Peter was a world-renowned researcher in the field of cooperative game theory. His book “Introduction to the theory of cooperative games”, co-written with Belazel Peleg, has now more than 1,000 citations and is widely recognized as a reference in the field. With sixty-one published papers, Peter will be remembered for his significant contributions to game theory, mathematical economics, and operations research.
In addition, Peter was associate editor of several scientific journals in game theory and operations research: International Game Theory Review, International Journal of Game Theory and Mathematical Methods of Operations Research.
He was also a visiting researcher at several universities, including the University of Barcelona, the University of Rovira i Virgili, the University of the Basque Country, the University of Vigo, the Universities of Reus and Barcelona, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and IAE, Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. His international collaborations have enriched our academic environment and strengthened our network across national borders, and he played a great host to visiting researchers at the Department of Economics.
Peter was also a passionate organizer of workshops and conferences, including the 12th European Meeting on Game Theory (SING12), the 5th World Congress of the Game Theory Society, and the 7th Game Theory, Economics and Mathematics Workshop.
Peter was 66 years old.
Our thoughts are with his wife Maria and their three adult children.
His memory will be cherished by all at the Department of Economics.