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Gustav von Schmoller

1838 - 1917

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Gustav Friedrich (after 1908: von) Schmoller (German: [ˈʃmɔlɐ] ; 24 June 1838 – 27 June 1917) was the leader of the "younger" German historical school of economics. He was a leading Sozialpolitiker (more derisively, Kathedersozialist, "Socialist of the Chair"), and a founder and long-time chairman of the Verein für Socialpolitik, the German Economic Association, which continues to exist. The appellation "Kathedersozialist" was given to Schmoller and other members of the Verein by their enemies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustav von Schmoller has received more than 105,329 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Gustav von Schmoller is the 147th most popular economist, the 1,667th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,772nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Gustav von Schmoller ranks 147 out of 315. Before him are Jeremy Rifkin, Ernst Engel, James Mirrlees, William F. Sharpe, Benedetto Cotrugli, and Christopher A. Sims. After him are Lucas Papademos, Christopher A. Pissarides, John Bates Clark, Kenneth E. Boulding, Michał Kalecki, and Dani Rodrik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, Gustav von Schmoller ranks 33. Before him are Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg, Marià Fortuny, Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Prince Louis, Count of Trani, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, and Jules Brunet. After him are Ludwig Gumplowicz, Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha, Fredrik Idestam, Vatroslav Jagić, George William Hill, and Clemens Winkler. Among people deceased in 1917, Gustav von Schmoller ranks 31. Before him are Léon Bloy, Adolph Wagner, Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Hugo Simberg, and Maximilian von Prittwitz. After him are Georges Guynemer, Mendele Mocher Sforim, Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz, Bérenger Saunière, Carolus-Duran, and Ivan Goremykin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gustav von Schmoller ranks 1,667 out of 6,142. Before him are Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick (1714), Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676), Ernst Neufert (1900), Andreas Libavius (1555), Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse (1906), and Hans Leo Hassler (1564). After him are Lothar von Trotha (1848), Hans Hermann von Katte (1704), Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (1893), Ferdinand Hiller (1811), Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau (1833), and Carl Gustav Carus (1789).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Germany

Among economists born in Germany, Gustav von Schmoller ranks 17. Before him are Lorenz von Stein (1815), Oskar Morgenstern (1902), Adolph Wagner (1835), Franz Oppenheimer (1864), Ernest Mandel (1923), and Ernst Engel (1821). After him are Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949), Wilhelm Röpke (1899), Walter Eucken (1891), Lujo Brentano (1844), Adam Müller (1779), and Albert O. Hirschman (1915).

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