Siegfried Becher
Siegfried Becher (born February 28, 1806 in Plan , Bohemia , † March 4, 1873 in Vienna ) was a statistician and economist.
Life
Siegfried Becher studied in Prague and Vienna, entered state services there in 1831, became a professor at the polytechnic institute in 1835 and also worked for the tobacco and stamp administration, then for the highest postal administration. He established his literary reputation with the work Das Österreichische Münzwesen from 1524 to 1838 in historical, statistical and legislative terms (Vienna 1838, 2 vols.); This was followed by: Statistical overview of trade between the Austrian monarchy and foreign countries during the years 1829-38 (Stuttgart 1841); Statistical overview of the population of the Austrian monarchy based on the results of the years 1834-40 (that. 1841); Contributions to the Austrian trade and customs statistics on the basis of the official identity cards from 1831 to 1842 (that. 1844); Results of the trade and customs income of the Austrian monarchy from 1819-43 (Vienna 1846). From Trade Minister Doblhof to Secretary General in May 1848, promoted to Ministerial Councilor in September of that year, Becher took care of the day-to-day business during the revolutionary storms in the absence of a Trade Minister until Bruck's appointment in December. In March 1849 he undertook a trip through Germany and Belgium on behalf of the government, the fruit of which appeared The German Customs and Trade Relationships for the Initiation of the Austro-German Customs and Trade Agreement (Leipz. 1850). He also published: Die Organization des Gewerbewesens (Vienna 1851); The national economy (that. 1853). Retired in May 1852, he participated in larger industrial ventures.
literature
- Jakob Baxa: Mug, Siegfried. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 691 ( digitized version ).
- Franz Philipp von Sommaruga : Mug, Siegfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 204.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Becher, Siegfried . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 1st part. University printing house L. C. Zamarski (formerly JP Sollinger), Vienna 1856, p. 208 ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Becher, Siegfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Statistician and economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plan , bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 1873 |
| Place of death | Vienna |