Willi Prion

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Willi Prion (born November 30, 1879 in Haspe ; † January 28, 1939 in Berlin ) was a German economist .

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Prion first completed a commercial apprenticeship and for a short time worked as an employee. He then studied at the Handelshochschule Berlin and Handelshochschule Leipzig , where he passed his exam in 1902. Then he joined the archival service of the Reichsbank . At the same time , he obtained his doctorate in political science at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg with a thesis on pricing at the stock exchange.

In 1910 he moved then to a lectureship in commercial private economics and trade science at the Graduate School of Munich , where he the same year habilitation was. In 1913 he switched to teaching at the Berlin School of Management . In the First World War he took part as a reserve officer from 1914 to 1916 . From 1916 he became a scientific appraiser and head of the press department in the Reich Ministry of Finance , an activity which he carried on as a part-time lecturer at the Berlin School of Commerce after the end of the war. His time at the ministry gave him enough time to publish a number of papers on banking and the stock exchange.

In 1920 he accepted a call as a full professor for business administration , especially banking, at the University of Cologne , to succeed Ernst Walb . In the faculty's proposal for appointment, he was initially only listed in second place due to his predominantly economic perspective, although his profound knowledge of banking management was positively recognized. After first-placed Fritz Schmidt had refused the call, Prion accepted the call (and third-placed Walter Mahlberg came away empty-handed). Although Prion represented general business administration, he was one of the first specialized representatives for banking management. In 1925 he was offered a position at the Technical University of Berlin , which he accepted. Interestingly, his successor became his predecessor at this chair, Ernst Walb.

In Berlin, Prion developed the completely new course and the professional profile of industrial engineer , with which the lack of suitable managers in the area of ​​tension between business and technology should be remedied. On April 1, 1927, Prion began studying with the first 51 students. The profile of the course, which was significantly shaped by Prion, led to an upgrading of business administration as a whole and its further development is still in high demand today.

In his publications, Prion dealt with fundamental topics, for example in the three-volume doctrine of business operations , but also published on current topics such as credit policy in inflation and wrote popular scientific treatises on the credit and stock exchange system.

Willi Prion died relatively early in 1939 at the age of 59 in Berlin. His grave is in the south-west cemetery Stahnsdorf in the Nathanael block, garden block II.

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SURNAME Prion, Willi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German economist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Hasp
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1939
Place of death Berlin