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Ludwig Lachmann

1906 - 1990

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Ludwig Maurits Lachmann (; German: [ˈlaxman]; 1 February 1906 – 17 December 1990) was a German economist, economic theorist and important contributor to the Austrian School of Economics. Lachmann, Israel Kirzner, and Murray Rothbard were the three primary catalysts of the Austrian 'revival', beginning in 1974. He wrote on economic theory, history, and methodology, as well as on the application of Hermeneutics to economic thought, in order to interpret economic phenomena. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Lachmann is the 324th most popular economist (down from 293rd in 2019), the 4,939th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,388th in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Ludwig Lachmann ranks 324 out of 414. Before him are Lawrence Summers, Alice Salomon, Michael Kremer, Wesley Clair Mitchell, Walter Block, and José Ángel Gurría. After him are Anne Osborn Krueger, David Landes, Käthe Leichter, Robert Rubin, Anna Schwartz, and Paul A. Baran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Ludwig Lachmann ranks 333. Before him are Bengt Edlén, Gustav Schäfer, Márton Homonnai, Alberto Denegri, Márcio Melo, and Henry Roth. After him are Sara Ashurbeyli, Paul Winter, Benjamin Mazar, Franco Comotti, Jean Amrouche, and William Feller. Among people deceased in 1990, Ludwig Lachmann ranks 246. Before him are Mary Martin, Gary Merrill, Chiara Badano, Ina Balin, Maurice Cloche, and Ian Charleson. After him are Wilhelm Baumann, Jadwiga Wajs, Ralph Bagnold, Hector Dyer, Alfredo Pián, and Bahriye Üçok.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Lachmann ranks 4,942 out of 7,253. Before him are Andreas Pietschmann (1969), Heide Simonis (1943), Günter Lamprecht (1930), Irmgard Praetz (1920), Ümit Davala (1973), and Andreas Scholl (1967). After him are Paul Möhring (1710), Lothar Kurbjuweit (1950), Gabriele Zimmer (1955), Herbert Zimmermann (1954), Albert Zürner (1890), and Marco Bode (1969).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Germany

Among economists born in Germany, Ludwig Lachmann ranks 36. Before him are Georg Friedrich Knapp (1842), Alfred Müller-Armack (1901), Wilhelm Lexis (1837), Theodore Levitt (1925), Karl Knies (1821), and Alice Salomon (1872). After him are W. Michael Blumenthal (1926), and Robin Hanson (1959).

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