Roland Baader

Born on 14 February 1940 in Waghäusel (Kirrlach), Germany, the eldest of three brothers.

Studies in economics in Freiburg, including under Friedrich August von Hayek.

Completed the degree in 1968 as a Diplom-Volkswirt (graduate economist) with a thesis supervised by F. A. von Hayek.[11]

Worked for around twenty years in the family textile business; after his father's death he became managing partner.

In 1986/87, severe changes in the market led to the partial dissolution and sale of the family business.

Worked for the rest of his life as an independent author and private scholar; he wrote numerous widely noted books and hundreds of scholarly articles, and contributed substantially to the revival of the Austrian School of Economics in the German-speaking world.

Publication of "Kreide für den Wolf" (Chalk for the Wolf; 1991), Baader's first book.[1]

Publication of "Die Euro-Katastrophe" (The Euro Catastrophe; 1993), an early critique of the euro project.[2]

Publication of “Die Enkel des Perikles” (The Grandchildren of Pericles) (1995).[3]

Publication of “Fauler Zauber” (Humbug) (1997).[4]

Publication of “Die belogene Generation” (The Deceived Generation) (1999).[5]

Edited “Logik der Freiheit” (The Logic of Liberty) (2000; 2nd edition 2008), a Hayek anthology.[6]

Publication of “Totgedacht” (Thought to Death) (2002).[7]

Publication of “Geld, Gold und Gottspieler” (Money, Gold and Those Who Play God) (2004).[8]

Publication of “Das Kapital am Pranger” (Capital in the Pillory) (2005).[9]

Publication of “Geldsozialismus” (Monetary Socialism) (2010), Baader's last completed book.[10]

Died on 8 January 2012 after a long illness, at the age of 71, in his home town.

In 2015 Baader was posthumously awarded the Hayek Medal.[11]