Nuno Crato, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nuno Crato

Portuguese university professor, researcher, mathematician, economist, and writer

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1952

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Profession: politician, mathematician, economist, university teacher, researcher

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Nuno Paulo de Sousa Arrobas Crato, OIH (born 9 March 1952) is a Portuguese university professor, researcher, applied mathematician, economist, and writer.
For many years, Crato was a researcher and professor in the United States.
Back in Portugal, he taught mathematics and statistics at the ISEG/Technical University of Lisbon, while pursuing his research in stochastic models and time series.
He also published many articles and participated in events of science popularization and for the history of science.
In June 2011, he was appointed Minister of Education, Higher Education and Science, in the cabinet of the Portuguese Government led by Pedro Passos Coelho, serving through the end of Coelho's government in 2015.
He was twice awarded a national medal from the President of the Republic, firstly as commander (2008) and lastly with the grand cross of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator (2016), which is the highest grade given to a national figure. He has lived and worked in Lisbon, Azores, the United States and Italy.