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Alfred Weber

1868 - 1958

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Carl David Alfred Weber (German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 30 July 1868 – 2 May 1958) was a German economist, geographer, sociologist, philosopher, and theoretician of culture whose work was influential in the development of modern economic geography. His other work focused on the sociology of knowledge and the role of intellectuals in society. In particular, he introduced the concept of free-floating intelligentsia (Freischwebende Intelligenz). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Weber is the 118th most popular economist (down from 87th in 2019), the 1,269th most popular biography from Germany (down from 974th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Alfred Weber ranks 118 out of 414. Before him are Friedrich von Wieser, Merton Miller, Lucas Papademos, Daron Acemoglu, Thomas Schelling, and Franz Oppenheimer. After him are Lorenz von Stein, Knut Wicksell, Thomas J. Sargent, James Mirrlees, Douglas McGregor, and Hermann Heinrich Gossen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Alfred Weber ranks 55. Before him are Koloman Moser, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., Gustav Noske, Paul P. Harris, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Jane Avril. After him are Myrtle Corbin, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Paul Otlet, Harvey S. Firestone, and Franz Ritter von Epp. Among people deceased in 1958, Alfred Weber ranks 35. Before him are Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, Ernst Heinkel, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Petru Groza, Ole Kirk Christiansen, and Nuri al-Said. After him are Ralph Vaughan Williams, Pál Maléter, 'Abd al-Ilah, Henri Farman, Wilhelm Zaisser, and Duncan Edwards.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Alfred Weber ranks 1,269 out of 7,253. Before him are Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886), Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855), Alexander Gauland (1941), Tilman Riemenschneider (1460), Franz Oppenheimer (1864), and Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744). After him are Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1468), Johann van Beethoven (1740), Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878), Christian Wulff (1959), Gertrude of Merania (1185), and Horst Schumann (1906).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Germany

Among economists born in Germany, Alfred Weber ranks 10. Before him are Werner Sombart (1863), Friedrich List (1789), Albert O. Hirschman (1915), Eugen Dühring (1833), Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783), and Franz Oppenheimer (1864). After him are Lorenz von Stein (1815), Hermann Heinrich Gossen (1810), Oskar Morgenstern (1902), Gottfried Feder (1883), Adolph Wagner (1835), and Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949).

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