Bernhard Laum

Bernhard Laum (born April 12, 1884 in Velen , † October 22, 1974 in Marburg ) was a German economic historian .

Laum first studied archeology and classical philology and worked for the German Archaeological Institute after completing his doctorate . After completing his habilitation, he first taught classical studies, and since 1920 economics in Frankfurt am Main . In 1923 he moved to the Lyceum Hosianum in Braunsberg as a professor of philology and archeology . From 1936 until his retirement in 1953 he was professor for social and economic history at the University of Marburg .

Laum's collection of sources on ancient foundations is considered a standard work. The theory developed in his post-doctoral thesis, Holy Money , that money developed from a religious origin - a kind of "religious trade" - received great attention .

literature

Felix Brandl: From the creation of money to securing the currency. The theories of Bernhard Laum and Wilhelm Gerloff on the genesis of money . Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden 2015, ISBN 978-3-658-07865-2 , pp. 69-213 .
Walter Brauer: Laum, Bernhard. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 714 f. ( Digitized version ).
Andreas Wittenburg: Bernhard Laum and the sacred origin of money. In: Hellmut Flashar (Ed.): Ancient Studies in the 20s. New questions and impulses. Steiner, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-515-06569-5 , pp. 259-274.
Hans-Ulrich Berner, Marcel Humar: Laum, Bernhard. In: Peter Kuhlmann , Helmuth Schneider (Hrsg.): History of the ancient sciences. Biographical Lexicon (= The New Pauly . Supplements. Volume 6). Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2012, ISBN 978-3-476-02033-8 , Col. 707 f.

Web links

Literature by and about Bernhard Laum in the catalog of the German National Library

Remarks

^ Bernhard Laum: About Greek and Roman foundations. A contribution to ancient cultural history 2 volumes, Teubner, Leipzig / Berlin 1914 (partly also dissertation, University of Strasbourg 1908; reprint in a volume Scientia, Aalen 1964).
↑ Bernhard Laum: Holy Money. A historical study of the sacred origins of money. Mohr, Tübingen 1924 (also habilitation thesis, University of Frankfurt 1917).

personal data
SURNAME	Laum, Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German university professor, initially for classical studies, later for economics and constitutional law
DATE OF BIRTH	April 12, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH	Velen
DATE OF DEATH	October 22, 1974
Place of death	Marburg

[1] Bernhard Laum: About Greek and Roman foundations. A contribution to ancient cultural history 2 volumes, Teubner, Leipzig / Berlin 1914 (partly also dissertation, University of Strasbourg 1908; reprint in a volume Scientia, Aalen 1964).

[2] Bernhard Laum: Holy Money. A historical study of the sacred origins of money. Mohr, Tübingen 1924 (also habilitation thesis, University of Frankfurt 1917).