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Schmoller, Gustav von (1838–1917)

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Schmoller was born in Heilbronn, the son of a Württemberg civil servant. He studied Staatswissenschaften (a combination of economics, history and administrative science) in Tübingen. After a short period in the financial department of the Württemberg civil service, which he had to quit because of his pro-Prussian views, be became Professor in Halle (1864–72), Strassburg (1872–82), and Berlin (1882–1913).

This chapter was originally published in The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, 1st edition, 1987. Edited by John Eatwell, Murray Milgate and Peter Newman

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Schefold, B. (1987). Schmoller, Gustav von (1838–1917). In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_1446-1

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    Schmoller, Gustav von (1838–1917)
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