Emil Sax
Emil Sax (born February 8, 1845 in Jauernig , Austrian Silesia , † March 25, 1927 Volosca (Volosko, Istria )) was a political economist .
Life
Emil Sax studied at the University of Vienna and in 1867 became secretary of the Austrian commission at the Paris World Exhibition . As such, he was instrumental in drafting the official report on the organization of the same.
Then got a job as Sax Konzipist at the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and was able to during this time as a lecturer for economics at the Technical University , and later at the University of Vienna habilitation . From 1873 he worked for six years as a secretary in the administration of the Emperor Ferdinand's Northern Railway .
In 1879 Sax accepted a position as full professor for economics at Charles University ( Prague ). In the same year Sax was also elected to the Austrian House of Representatives.
In 1893 Sax retired, also forced by increasing hearing loss .
Fonts
- Foundation of the theoretical state economy . Vienna 1887.
- The new building in Vienna in connection with the Danube regulation . Vienna 1869.
- The economics of the railways . Vienna 1870.
- About warehouses and warehouse receipts . Vienna 1869.
- The means of transport in national and state economy . Vienna 1878–79 (2 vols.)
- The essence and tasks of political economy . Vienna 1883.
- The housing conditions of the working classes and their reform . Vienna 1869.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Sax, Emil . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 29th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1875, p. 4 ( digitized version ).
- Alfred von der Leyen: Emil Sax †. In: Newspaper of the Association of German Railway Administrations, Volume 67, No. 14 (April 7, 1927), pp. 373–374.
- G. Ludwig: Sax Emil. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 5 f. (Direct links on p. 5 , p. 6 ).
- Manfred Prisching: Sax, Emil. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 479 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Emil Sax in the catalog of the German National Library
- Foundation of Theoretical Economics , E-Book of the University Library Vienna ( eBooks on Demand )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sax, Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Permanently |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1927 |
| Place of death | Volosca , Istria |