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Alexander Mahr

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Articles
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FOL. 04 · N° 027 · Alexander Mahr
BIOGRAPHY

Life and Work

Coming from Poppitz near Znaim (today Znojmo) in present-day Moravia, Mahr completed his studies in German studies, Scandinavian studies and history in Vienna in 1921 with a Dr. phil., and in 1925 additionally took a doctorate as Dr. rer. pol. He then received a three-year fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation and was able to gain his habilitation in 1930, shortly after his return. As a student of Mayer, Mahr, who in his early works on the theory of prices, interest and money and on monetary policy showed himself critical of Böhm-Bawerk, Mises and Hayek, nonetheless remained an outsider. He was one of the few representatives of the Austrian School who took part neither in the Mises private seminar nor in the Geistkreis. After 1938 Mahr stayed in Austria and earned his living at the Central Statistical Office until he succeeded to Mayer's chair in 1950. After the war, as a "convinced representative of the basic idea of the Austrian or Viennese School", Mahr sought to reach a compromise with mathematical economics and the Keynesian paradigm.
Metadata
Born
31. Januar 1896
in Poppitz bei Znaim
Died
14. April 1972
in Wien
Generation
Generation 4
Life stations

Stations

  1. 1896
    1896
    Birth · Poppitz
    Birth

    Born on 31 January 1896 in Poppitz near Znaim, in present-day Moravia.

  2. 1920
    1920
    Studies · Göteborg
    Study Scholarship, University of Gothenburg— inferred

    Scholarship at the University of Gothenburg.

  3. 1921
    1921
    Doctorate · Wien
    Doctorate (Dr. phil.)

    Completed his studies in German philology, Scandinavian studies and history in Vienna as a Dr. phil.

  4. 1925
    1925
    Doctorate · Wien
    Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.)

    Additional doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.).

  5. ⁦1926–1928⁩
    ⁦1926–1928⁩
    Other · USA und England
    Rockefeller Fellowship

    Rockefeller Fellowship for postgraduate studies in the USA and England.

  6. 1930
    1930
    Habilitation · Wien
    Habilitation

    Shortly after returning from the fellowship, Mahr completed his Habilitation in 1930.

  7. ⁦1930–1938⁩
    ⁦1930–1938⁩
    Academic post · Wien
    Research Assistant to Hans Mayer

    Research assistant to Hans Mayer at the University of Vienna.[1]

  8. 1936
    1936
    Academic post · Wien
    Associate Professor

    Appointment as associate professor at the University of Vienna.[1]

  9. ⁦1938–1950⁩
    ⁦1938–1950⁩
    Career · Wien
    Central Statistical Office

    After 1938 Mahr remained in Austria and, until he succeeded to the chair, worked at the Central Statistical Office (Statistisches Zentralamt).

  10. 1950
    1950
    Academic post · Wien
    Succession to Mayer's Chair

    Succeeded to Hans Mayer's chair at the University of Vienna. As a representative of the Austrian School, Mahr sought a compromise with mathematical economics and the Keynesian paradigm.

  11. 1956
    1956
    Membership · Wien
    Chairman of the Nationalökonomische Gesellschaft, Vienna

    Chairman of the Nationalökonomische Gesellschaft (the Austrian Economic Association) in Vienna.[1]

  12. 1963
    1963
    Membership · Wien
    Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

    Admission to the Austrian Academy of Sciences.[1]

  13. 1966
    1966
    Award · Wien
    Austrian Cross of Honour, First Class

    Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class.[1]

  14. 1971
    1971
    Award · Wien
    Honorary Senator of the University of Vienna; Gold Medal of the City of Vienna

    Appointment as Honorary Senator of the University of Vienna and award of the Gold Medal of the City of Vienna.[1]

  15. 1972
    1972
    Death · Wien
    Death

    Died on 14 April 1972 in Vienna.

Relationships

Influences

Influenced by · 1
  1. ⁦1930–1938⁩
    ⁦1930–1938⁩
    Teacher

    Mahr was a student of Hans Mayer, from 1930 his research assistant at the University of Vienna, and in 1950 took over his chair as his successor.

Alexander Mahr in the context of the School as a whole: five generations, their teacher-student lineages, circles and collegial ties.

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Topography

Places of Activity

CATALOGUE OF WORKS · CHRONOLOGICAL

The Books

1920s
1929
33 yrs.
Untersuchungen zur Zinstheorie
Book
OriginalGerman
1930s
1931
35 yrs.
Hauptprobleme der Arbeitslosigkeit
Book
OriginalGerman
1933
37 yrs.
Die Stadtrandsiedlung: Ihre Bedeutg für die Bekämpfg der Krise und der Sicherung ihres wirtschaftlichen Erfolgs
Book
OriginalGerman
Monetary Stability
Book
OriginalEnglish
1935
39 yrs.
Nebenberufssiedlung: Wirtschaftliche Grundlagen und Finanzierung
Book
OriginalGerman
1937
41 yrs.
Das Problem einer wechselseitigen Güterproduktion der Erwerbslosen
Book
OriginalGerman
1940s
1948
52 yrs.
Volkswirtschaftslehre. Einführung in das Verständnis volkswirtschaftlicher Zusammenhänge
Book
OriginalGerman
1949
53 yrs.
Festschrift anlässlich des 70. Geburtstages von Hans Mayer [Hrsg.]
Book
OriginalGerman
1950s
1959
63 yrs.
Volkswirtschaftslehre. 2., wesentlich erweiterte Auflage
Book
OriginalGerman
1960s
1963
67 yrs.
Geld und Vermögen: Aktuelle Betrachtungen
Book
OriginalGerman
1964
68 yrs.
Der unbewältigte Wohlstand. Probleme der modernen Industriegesellschaft
Book
OriginalGerman
1966
70 yrs.
Einheit und Vielfalt in den Sozialwissenschaften: Festschrift f. Alexander Mahr [Wilhelm Weber, Hrsg.]
Book
OriginalGerman
1967
71 yrs.
Gesammelte Abhandlungen zur ökonomischen Theorie
Book
OriginalGerman
ARTICLES · 3 CATALOGUED

Essays, Reviews, Lectures

1940s
1949
53 yrs.
Das Gesetz vom Grenznutzenniveau im Lichte der Kritik
Article
OriginalGerman
1950s
1953
57 yrs.
Zur Kritik der Lehre vom Grenznutzenniveau (Eine Erwiderung an Wilhelm Krelle)
Article
OriginalGerman
1956
60 yrs.
Hans Mayer – Leben und Werk
Article
OriginalGerman
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