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Biography

Reinhard Selten's father, Adolf Selten, was racially Jewish but had no religious affiliation.

Reinhard's mother, Käthe Luther, was a protestant. Adolf Selten had not received much in the way of education, spending only three years at school.

Selten studied mathematics and received his doctorate in He taught at several universities and built a laboratory for experimental economic research.

Reinhard Selten provides an autobiographical summary of his life and career.

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When he was still young he went blind making it difficult for him to work to support his family yet he had managed to build up a flourishing business. Reinhard Selten spoke about his father in [2]:-

When I was born my father owned a business called a "reading circle"; folders containing an assortment of magazines were lent to customers for one week, then recollected and lent out again.

The older the folder, the lower was the fee.

The coming to power of the Nazi party in Germany in 1933 led to the passing of laws which prevented Jews from holding employment connected to the press, so Adolf Selten was forced to sell his business.

Adolf and Käthe had decided that, given their religious positions, they would let Reinhard grow up witho