Adolph Wagner
Adolph Wagner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 March 1835 |
| Died | 8 November 1917 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen Heidelberg University |
| 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 |
| Doctoral students | Werner Sombart Lujo Brentano (Habilitation) |
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.