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Friedrich von Wieser

1851 - 1926

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Friedrich Freiherr von Wieser (German: [ˈviːzɐ]; 10 July 1851 – 22 July 1926) was an early (so-called "first generation") economist of the Austrian School of economics. Born in Vienna, the son of Privy Councillor Leopold von Wieser, a high official in the war ministry, he first trained in sociology and law. In 1872, the year he took his degree, he encountered Austrian-school founder Carl Menger's Grundsätze and switched his interest to economic theory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich von Wieser has received more than 196,756 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Friedrich von Wieser is the 108th most popular economist (down from 97th in 2019), the 299th most popular biography from Austria (down from 280th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Friedrich von Wieser ranks 108 out of 414. Before him are Oskar Morgenstern, Bingu wa Mutharika, Douglas McGregor, Thomas Schelling, Silvio Gesell, and Adolph Wagner. After him are Rudolf Hilferding, Zhou Youguang, Richard Stone, Thomas J. Sargent, William Nordhaus, and Carlo M. Cipolla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Friedrich von Wieser ranks 19. Before him are Torakusu Yamaha, Isabella, Princess of Asturias, Martinus Beijerinck, Adolf von Harnack, Arne Garborg, and Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Vincent d'Indy, Asa Griggs Candler, Knut Wicksell, Émile Boirac, Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Bernardino Machado. Among people deceased in 1926, Friedrich von Wieser ranks 31. Before him are Constantin Fehrenbach, Viktor Vasnetsov, Victor, Prince Napoléon, Mikao Usui, William Bateson, and Ellen Key. After him are John Louis Emil Dreyer, Knut Wicksell, Alphonse Borrelly, Émile Coué, Ugyen Wangchuck, and Eino Leino.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Friedrich von Wieser ranks 299 out of 1,424. Before him are Hermann Buhl (1924), Bertha Pappenheim (1859), Joseph Lanner (1801), Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (1614), Clemence of Austria (1262), and Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759). After him are Rudolf Hilferding (1877), Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (1878), Franz Böhme (1885), István Széchenyi (1791), and Senta Berger (1941).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Austria

Among economists born in Austria, Friedrich von Wieser ranks 3. Before him are Friedrich Hayek (1899), and Karl Polanyi (1886). After him are Rudolf Hilferding (1877), Fritz Machlup (1902), Bruno de Finetti (1906), Gottfried Haberler (1900), and Käthe Leichter (1895).

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