ECONOMIST
Georg Friedrich Knapp
1842 - 1926

Georg Friedrich Knapp
Georg Friedrich Knapp (German: [knap]; 7 March 1842 – 20 February 1926) was a German economist who in 1905 published The State Theory of Money, which founded the chartalist school of monetary economics, which argues that money's value derives from its issuance by an institutional form of government rather than spontaneously through relations of exchange. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Friedrich Knapp is the 262nd most popular economist (down from 247th in 2019), the 4,071st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,668th in 2019) and the 30th most popular German Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Georg Friedrich Knapp ranks 262 out of 414. Before him are Jules Dupuit, Eugen Varga, Esther Duflo, Yulia Navalnaya, David Card, and Jörg Meuthen. After him are Roy Harrod, Joshua Angrist, Leopold von Wiese, Alfred Müller-Armack, Wilhelm Lexis, and Alexander Chayanov.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJules Dupuit
1804 - 1866
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 256
Eugen Varga
1879 - 1964
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 257
Esther Duflo
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 258
Yulia Navalnaya
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 259
David Card
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 260
Jörg Meuthen
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 261
Georg Friedrich Knapp
1842 - 1926
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 262
Roy Harrod
1900 - 1978
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 263
Joshua Angrist
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 264
Leopold von Wiese
1876 - 1969
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 265
Alfred Müller-Armack
1901 - 1978
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 266
Wilhelm Lexis
1837 - 1914
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 267
Alexander Chayanov
1888 - 1937
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 268
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1842, Georg Friedrich Knapp ranks 77. Before him are Heinrich Martin Weber, Nikolay Mikhaylovsky, Hugo Egmont Hørring, Mahadev Govind Ranade, Ernest Lavisse, and Infante João, Duke of Beja. After him are Benoît-Constant Coquelin, Carl Theodore Liebermann, Ferdinand Keller, Stefanos Dragoumis, Antonio Fogazzaro, and Albert Ladenburg. Among people deceased in 1926, Georg Friedrich Knapp ranks 79. Before him are Vladimir Steklov, Hans von Koessler, Srečko Kosovel, Sanford B. Dole, Israel Zangwill, and Kristján Jónsson. After him are Mariam Thresia Chiramel, Charles Avery, Iraj Mirza, Giovanni Cagliero, Edward Granville Browne, and Princess Frederica of Hanover.
Others Born in 1842
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Martin Weber
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1913
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 71
Nikolay Mikhaylovsky
WRITER
1842 - 1904
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 72
Hugo Egmont Hørring
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1909
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 73
Mahadev Govind Ranade
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1901
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 74
Ernest Lavisse
HISTORIAN
1842 - 1922
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 75
Infante João, Duke of Beja
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1842 - 1861
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 76
Georg Friedrich Knapp
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1926
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 77
Benoît-Constant Coquelin
ACTOR
1842 - 1909
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 78
Carl Theodore Liebermann
CHEMIST
1842 - 1914
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 79
Ferdinand Keller
PAINTER
1842 - 1922
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 80
Stefanos Dragoumis
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1923
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 81
Antonio Fogazzaro
WRITER
1842 - 1911
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 82
Albert Ladenburg
CHEMIST
1842 - 1911
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 1926
Go to all RankingsVladimir Steklov
PHYSICIST
1864 - 1926
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 73
Hans von Koessler
COMPOSER
1853 - 1926
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 74
Srečko Kosovel
WRITER
1904 - 1926
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 75
Sanford B. Dole
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1926
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 76
Israel Zangwill
WRITER
1864 - 1926
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 77
Kristján Jónsson
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1926
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 78
Georg Friedrich Knapp
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1926
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 79
Mariam Thresia Chiramel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1926
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 80
Charles Avery
ACTOR
1873 - 1926
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 81
Iraj Mirza
WRITER
1874 - 1926
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 82
Giovanni Cagliero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1838 - 1926
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 83
Edward Granville Browne
HISTORIAN
1862 - 1926
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 84
Princess Frederica of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1926
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 85
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Georg Friedrich Knapp ranks 4,073 out of 7,253. Before him are Laura Perls (1905), Inge Scholl (1917), Hugo Winckler (1863), Albert von Le Coq (1860), Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (1831), and Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line (1832). After him are Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1553), Max von Hausen (1846), William II of Berg (1348), Peter von Hess (1792), Robert von Mohl (1799), and Albert Ballin (1857).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLaura Perls
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1990
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 4,067
Inge Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 4,068
Hugo Winckler
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1863 - 1913
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,069
Albert von Le Coq
EXPLORER
1860 - 1930
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,070
Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs
EXPLORER
1831 - 1896
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,071
Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
NOBLEMAN
1832 - 1913
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,072
Georg Friedrich Knapp
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1926
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,073
Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1633
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,074
Max von Hausen
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1922
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,075
William II of Berg
POLITICIAN
1348 - 1408
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,076
Peter von Hess
PAINTER
1792 - 1871
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,077
Robert von Mohl
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1875
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,078
Albert Ballin
BUSINESSPERSON
1857 - 1918
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,079
Among ECONOMISTS In Germany
Among economists born in Germany, Georg Friedrich Knapp ranks 30. Before him are Johann Karl Rodbertus (1805), Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher (1817), Adam Müller (1779), Andreas Kaplan (1977), Étienne Laspeyres (1834), and Jörg Meuthen (1961). After him are Alfred Müller-Armack (1901), Wilhelm Lexis (1837), Theodore Levitt (1925), Karl Knies (1821), Alice Salomon (1872), and Ludwig Lachmann (1906).
Johann Karl Rodbertus
1805 - 1875
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 24
Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher
1817 - 1894
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 25
Adam Müller
1779 - 1829
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 26
Andreas Kaplan
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 27
Étienne Laspeyres
1834 - 1913
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 28
Jörg Meuthen
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 29
Georg Friedrich Knapp
1842 - 1926
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 30
Alfred Müller-Armack
1901 - 1978
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 31
Wilhelm Lexis
1837 - 1914
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 32
Theodore Levitt
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 33
Karl Knies
1821 - 1898
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 34
Alice Salomon
1872 - 1948
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 35
Ludwig Lachmann
1906 - 1990
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 36