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Käthe Leichter

1895 - 1942

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Marianne Katharina "Käthe" Leichter (20 August 1895 in Vienna, Austria – February 1942) was an Austrian Jewish economist, women's rights activist, journalist and politician. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria and the Viennese Labour Chamber. She was detained in Ravensbrück concentration camp during the Nazi regime and killed by gas at the Bernburg Euthanasia Centre in 1942. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Käthe Leichter is the 327th most popular economist (up from 362nd in 2019), the 958th most popular biography from Austria (up from 1,021st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Austrian Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Käthe Leichter ranks 327 out of 414. Before her are Wesley Clair Mitchell, Walter Block, José Ángel Gurría, Ludwig Lachmann, Anne Osborn Krueger, and David Landes. After her are Robert Rubin, Anna Schwartz, Paul A. Baran, Bernard Lietaer, John Lipsky, and Dambisa Moyo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Käthe Leichter ranks 260. Before her are José María Peña, Robert A. Lovett, José Bergamín, Lorenz Hart, Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov, and Alfredo Zibechi. After her are Károly Fogl, Busby Berkeley, Shemp Howard, Albert White, Adrienne Bolland, and Doris Humphrey. Among people deceased in 1942, Käthe Leichter ranks 219. Before her are Joshua Pim, Stanisław Zaremba, Joseph Dempsey, Mahadev Desai, Lucy Parsons, and Max Bodenstein. After her are William Henry Young, Nevile Henderson, Františka Plamínková, George M. Cohan, Jonas Vileišis, and Belisario Porras Barahona.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Käthe Leichter ranks 958 out of 1,424. Before her are Luise Fleck (1873), Eva Pawlik (1927), Franz Antel (1913), Hellmuth Marx (1915), Hans Pesser (1911), and Lisette Model (1901). After her are Eric Wolf (1923), Walter Rudin (1921), Johannes Hahn (1957), Franz Cisar (1908), Stefan Ruzowitzky (1961), and Walter (1987).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Austria

Among economists born in Austria, Käthe Leichter ranks 7. Before her are Friedrich Hayek (1899), Karl Polanyi (1886), Friedrich von Wieser (1851), Rudolf Hilferding (1877), Fritz Machlup (1902), and Bruno de Finetti (1906). After her are Gottfried Haberler (1900).

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