Bellhouse, David R. (Author)
Journal Electronique d'Histoire des Probabilités et de la Statistique
Volume: 3, no. 2
Issue: 2
Edition Details: http://www.jehps.net/Decembre2007/Bellhouse.pdf (Accessed on November 19, 2010)
Language: English
Pierre Rémond de Montmort, in his 1713 book Essay d'analyse sur les jeux de hazard, mentions a M. de Waldegrave, a man who was corresponding with him on probability problems. This Waldegrave gave the first expression to a mixed strategy solution in game theory and lends his name to Waldegrave's Problem in probability. Who this Waldegrave was has never been properly determined. Three authors have ventured to identify the man; all three were close, but incorrect. The correct Waldegrave turns out to be Charles Waldegrave, an active Jacobite, and uncle to James, 1st Earl Waldegrave, a British diplomat. A very sketchy biography of Charles Waldegrave is provided after reviewing his contributions to probability. The political and social context in which Charles Waldegrave lived is also briefly described.
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