Franz Xaver Weiss
Life and Work
- 18. April 1885
in Wien - 19. März 1956
- Generation 3
Stations
- 1885Birth
Born in 1885 in Vienna, a native Viennese with Jewish roots.
- 1903Studies in Law and Political Science— inferred
After primary school and Gymnasium in Vienna, he studied at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Vienna under Eugen Böhm von Bawerk and Friedrich von Wieser.[1]
- 1909Doctorate in Law
In 1909 he received his doctorate in law in his home town of Vienna.
- 1910"Die moderne Tendenz in der Lehre vom Geldwert" (The Modern Tendency in the Theory of the Value of Money)
Published the article "Die moderne Tendenz in der Lehre vom Geldwert" (The Modern Tendency in the Theory of the Value of Money) in 1910.
- 1910Wiener Kaufmannschaft (Vienna Merchants' Association)— approximate
Worked at the Wiener Kaufmannschaft (Vienna Merchants' Association) and, on the side, devoted himself to Böhm-Bawerk's theory of interest.
- 1913Secretary, Vienna Chamber of Commerce
After court practice at the Vienna Regional Court and work as an assistant at the University of Vienna, secretary of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce from 1913.[1]
- 1914–1918Military Service in the First World War
A soldier in the First World War from 1914 to 1918.[1]
- 1921–1925Editor of the Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Sozialpolitik
From 1921 to 1925 he was editor of the Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Sozialpolitik.
- 1924–1926Edition of Böhm-Bawerk's "Gesammelte Schriften" (Collected Writings)
As editor, he published Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk's "Gesammelte Schriften" (Collected Writings; 1924–1926) at Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky in Vienna and Leipzig, with a biographical introduction.[2]
- 1926Habilitation at the University of Vienna
He completed his Habilitation in 1926 at the University of Vienna with a work on roundabout methods of production and capital interest (an extension of the critique of Ricardo).[1]
- 1926Chair, German Technical University in Prague
Appointed in 1926 to the chair of political economy at the German Technical University in Prague.
- 1930Move to the German University in Prague
Moved in 1930 to the German University in Prague, to the chair of political economy and public finance.[1]
- 1933–1934Dean, German University in Prague
Served in 1933/34 as Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the German University in Prague.[1]
- 1939Emigration to Great Britain
In February 1939 he received paid leave and fled with his family to Great Britain, even before the destruction of what remained of Czechoslovakia.[1]
Influences
- 1903–1909
After his doctorate he devoted himself, on the side, to Böhm-Bawerk's theory of interest, edited the shorter writings of the revered Böhm-Bawerk, and in his Habilitation thesis renewed and broadened the critique of David Ricardo.[2]
- 1903–1909
Studied at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Vienna under Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk and Friedrich von Wieser.[1]
- —David Ricardo(1772–1823) · Klassische Nationalökonomie
In his Habilitation thesis he renewed and expanded the critique of David Ricardo, which helped him obtain an appointment to the German Technical University in Prague.
Franz Xaver Weiss in the context of the School as a whole: five generations, their teacher-student lineages, circles and collegial ties.
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Places of Activity
The Books
Essays, Reviews, Lectures
- APA
- Franz Xaver Weiss. (n.d.). Edited by mises.at and scholarium. Accessed July 14, 2026, from https://mises.at/en/denker/franz-xaver-weiss
- Chicago
- “Franz Xaver Weiss.” n.d. Edited by mises.at and scholarium. Accessed July 14, 2026. https://mises.at/en/denker/franz-xaver-weiss.
- German historical style
- Franz Xaver Weiss, edited by mises.at and scholarium, https://mises.at/en/denker/franz-xaver-weiss (accessed July 14, 2026).