Arthur Spiethoff
Arthur August Kaspar Spiethoff (born May 13, 1873 in Düsseldorf , † April 4, 1957 in Tübingen ) was a German economist .
Biographical
Arthur Spiethoff was the son of the writer Friedrich Spiethoff, his two years younger brother was the dermatologist Bodo Spiethoff . After studying economics at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin , he was there until 1908 as assistant to Gustav von Schmoller , one of the most important representatives of the so-called younger historical school of economics . During his assistantship he received his doctorate on February 18, 1905 with a thesis on "Contributions to the analysis and theory of general economic crises". In 1907 the habilitation followed. Following this, he became o. Professor of the German language Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague, one of the then leading universities in Central Europe. After the First World War he was appointed to the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn , where he retired in 1939 .
meaning
Spiethoff is considered to be one of the founders of modern business cycle research in national economies. Like his Bulgarian colleague Albert Aftalion , Spiethoff was one of the first to point out the accelerator principle.
Honors
- 1953: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Works
- Gustav von Schmoller and the German historical economics , together with Gustav von Schmoller . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1938.
- Land and housing in the market economy, especially in the Rhineland . Fischer, Jena 1934.
- Commemoration for Werner Sombart on the occasion of his seventieth birthday on January 19, 1933 . Duncker & Humblot, Munich 1933.
- The status and the near future of business cycle research , together with Gustav Clausing and Joseph Alois Schumpeter . Duncker & Humblot, Munich 1933.
- Austria's finances and the war , together with Franz Meisel . Duncker & Humblot, Munich; Leipzig 1915.
- The influence of gold production on price formation 1890-1913 (multi-part work) . Duncker & Humblot, Munich.
- The economic rapprochement between the German Reich and its allies. (Multi-part work) Duncker & Humblot, Munich.
- Contributions to the study of economic changes: upswing, crisis, stagnation
literature
- Bertram Schefold: Spiethoff, Arthur August Caspar. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-428-11205-0 , p. 696 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Arthur Spiethoff in the catalog of the German National Library
- Arthur Spiethoff estate in the Basel University Library
- Newspaper article about Arthur Spiethoff in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
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SURNAME | Spiethoff, Arthur |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spiethoff, Arthur August Kaspar (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German economist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1873 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
DATE OF DEATH | April 4th 1957 |
Place of death | Tübingen |