Adolph Wagner
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This article is about the German economist. For the Nazi official, see Adolf Wagner. For the German weightlifter, see Adolf Wagner (weightlifter).
Adolph Wagner (25 March 1835 – 8 November 1917) was a German economist and politician, a leading Kathedersozialist (academic socialist) and public finance scholar and advocate of agrarianism. Wagner's law of increasing state activity is named after him.
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Adolph Wagner | |
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Born | (1835-03-25)25 March 1835 |
Died | 8 November 1917(1917-11-08) (aged 82) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Göttingen Heidelberg |
Known for | Wagner's law |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Economics |
Institutions | Friedrich-Wilhelm University of Berlin Imperial University of Dorpat Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg |
Doctoral advisor | Georg Hanssen [de] |
Doctoral students | Werner Sombart Lujo Brentano (Habilitation) |
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