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Friedrich von Wieser

1851 - 1926

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Friedrich von Wieser (German: [fɔn 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. Wieser held posts at the universities of Vienna and Prague until succeeding Menger in Vienna in 1903, where along with his brother-in-law Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk he shaped the next generation of Austrian economists including Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek and Joseph Schumpeter in the late 1890s and early 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich von Wieser is the 112th most popular economist (down from 108th in 2019), the 302nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 299th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Friedrich von Wieser ranks 112 out of 414. Before him are Robert Fogel, W. Edwards Deming, George Akerlof, John Harsanyi, Richard Thaler, and Bingu wa Mutharika. After him are Merton Miller, Lucas Papademos, Daron Acemoglu, Thomas Schelling, Franz Oppenheimer, and Alfred Weber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Friedrich von Wieser ranks 18. Before him are Peder Severin Krøyer, Georg Jellinek, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Vincent d'Indy, Adolf von Harnack, and Martinus Beijerinck. After him are Knut Wicksell, Jacobus Kapteyn, Charles Joseph Bonaparte, Bernardino Machado, Torakusu Yamaha, and Charles Dupuy. Among people deceased in 1926, Friedrich von Wieser ranks 31. Before him are Karl Harrer, Constantin Fehrenbach, William Bateson, John Louis Emil Dreyer, Mikao Usui, and Ugyen Wangchuck. After him are Knut Wicksell, Ellen Key, Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Victor, Prince Napoléon, Alphonse Borrelly, and Théo van Rysselberghe.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Friedrich von Wieser ranks 302 out of 1,424. Before him are Matthäus Hetzenauer (1924), Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania (1574), István Széchenyi (1791), Ferdinand Čatloš (1895), Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1737), and Paul Watzlawick (1921). After him are Otto, Duke of Austria (1301), Oskar Werner (1922), Peter L. Berger (1929), Hans Makart (1840), Karl Lueger (1844), and Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria (1876).

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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), Käthe Leichter (1895), and Gottfried Haberler (1900).

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