ECONOMIST
Gottfried Feder
1883 - 1941

Gottfried Feder
Gottfried Feder (27 January 1883 – 24 September 1941) was a German civil engineer, a self-taught economist, and one of the early key members of the Nazi Party and its economic theoretician. One of his lectures, delivered on 12 September 1919, drew Adolf Hitler into the party. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gottfried Feder is the 128th most popular economist (down from 97th in 2019), the 1,386th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,106th in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Economist.
Gottfried Feder is most famous for being a German economist and politician. He is best known for his early advocacy of the elimination of the private ownership of land and capital.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Gottfried Feder ranks 128 out of 414. Before him are James Mirrlees, Douglas McGregor, Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Jean Tirole, James Mill, and Oskar Morgenstern. After him are Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, Clive Granger, William Phillips, Zhou Youguang, Michael Spence, and Stanley Fischer.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Mirrlees
1936 - 2018
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 122
Douglas McGregor
1906 - 1964
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 123
Hermann Heinrich Gossen
1810 - 1858
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 124
Jean Tirole
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 125
James Mill
1773 - 1836
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 126
Oskar Morgenstern
1902 - 1977
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 127
Gottfried Feder
1883 - 1941
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 128
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
1806 - 1882
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 129
Clive Granger
1934 - 2009
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 130
William Phillips
1914 - 1975
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 131
Zhou Youguang
1906 - 2017
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 132
Michael Spence
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 133
Stanley Fischer
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 134
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1883, Gottfried Feder ranks 61. Before him are Lauri Kristian Relander, Nikolay Krestinsky, Ida Rubinstein, Anthony Wilding, Ivan Ilyin, and Adolph Joffe. After him are Ichirō Hatoyama, Richard von Mises, Bernhard Rust, Alfredo Casella, José Clemente Orozco, and Ernest Ansermet. Among people deceased in 1941, Gottfried Feder ranks 51. Before him are Tullio Levi-Civita, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Hans Driesch, Paul-Jacques Curie, Dmitry Pavlov, and Franz Gürtner. After him are Maria Spiridonova, Frederick Griffith, Rudolf Hilferding, Ernst Lindemann, Lou Gehrig, and Karin Boye.
Others Born in 1883
Go to all RankingsLauri Kristian Relander
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 55
Nikolay Krestinsky
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1938
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 56
Ida Rubinstein
ACTOR
1883 - 1960
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 57
Anthony Wilding
TENNIS PLAYER
1883 - 1915
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 58
Ivan Ilyin
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1954
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 59
Adolph Joffe
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1927
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 60
Gottfried Feder
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1941
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 61
Ichirō Hatoyama
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1959
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 62
Richard von Mises
MATHEMATICIAN
1883 - 1953
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 63
Bernhard Rust
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1945
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 64
Alfredo Casella
COMPOSER
1883 - 1947
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 65
José Clemente Orozco
PAINTER
1883 - 1949
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 66
Ernest Ansermet
COMPOSER
1883 - 1969
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 67
Others Deceased in 1941
Go to all RankingsTullio Levi-Civita
MATHEMATICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 45
Benjamin Lee Whorf
LINGUIST
1897 - 1941
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 46
Hans Driesch
BIOLOGIST
1867 - 1941
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 47
Paul-Jacques Curie
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1941
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 48
Dmitry Pavlov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1941
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 49
Franz Gürtner
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1941
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 50
Gottfried Feder
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1941
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 51
Maria Spiridonova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 52
Frederick Griffith
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 53
Rudolf Hilferding
ECONOMIST
1877 - 1941
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 54
Ernst Lindemann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1941
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 55
Lou Gehrig
BASEBALL PLAYER
1903 - 1941
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 56
Karin Boye
WRITER
1900 - 1941
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 57
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gottfried Feder ranks 1,386 out of 7,253. Before him are Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (1473), Herschel Grynszpan (1921), Gerberga of Saxony (913), Franz Seldte (1882), Bert Sakmann (1942), and Hermann Graf (1912). After him are Helmut Haller (1939), Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1696), Berthold, Duke of Merania (1153), Günther Korten (1898), Johann Georg Gmelin (1709), and Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1907).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHenry IV, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1541
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,380
Herschel Grynszpan
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1942
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,381
Gerberga of Saxony
POLITICIAN
913 - 984
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,382
Franz Seldte
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1947
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,383
Bert Sakmann
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 1,384
Hermann Graf
PILOT
1912 - 1988
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 1,385
Gottfried Feder
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1941
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 1,386
Helmut Haller
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 1,387
Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1762
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 1,388
Berthold, Duke of Merania
NOBLEMAN
1153 - 1204
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,389
Günther Korten
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1944
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,390
Johann Georg Gmelin
GEOGRAPHER
1709 - 1755
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 1,391
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1967
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 1,392
Among ECONOMISTS In Germany
Among economists born in Germany, Gottfried Feder ranks 14. Before him are Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783), Franz Oppenheimer (1864), Alfred Weber (1868), Lorenz von Stein (1815), Hermann Heinrich Gossen (1810), and Oskar Morgenstern (1902). After him are Adolph Wagner (1835), Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949), Gustav von Schmoller (1838), Ernest Mandel (1923), Ernst Engel (1821), and Wilhelm Röpke (1899).
Johann Heinrich von Thünen
1783 - 1850
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 8
Franz Oppenheimer
1864 - 1943
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 9
Alfred Weber
1868 - 1958
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 10
Lorenz von Stein
1815 - 1890
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 11
Hermann Heinrich Gossen
1810 - 1858
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 12
Oskar Morgenstern
1902 - 1977
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 13
Gottfried Feder
1883 - 1941
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 14
Adolph Wagner
1835 - 1917
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 15
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 16
Gustav von Schmoller
1838 - 1917
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 17
Ernest Mandel
1923 - 1995
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 18
Ernst Engel
1821 - 1896
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 19
Wilhelm Röpke
1899 - 1966
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 20