Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk

Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Born
Eugen Böhm

(1851-02-12)12 February 1851
Died27 August 1914(1914-08-27) (aged 63)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Heidelberg
University of Leipzig
University of Jena
University of Vienna
Doctoral advisorKarl Knies, Wilhelm Roscher, Bruno Hildebrand
InfluencesCarl Menger
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical economics
School or traditionAustrian School
Notable studentsJoseph Schumpeter, Ludwig von Mises, Henryk Grossman
Notable ideasRoundaboutness
Time preference
Criticism of Karl Marx's exploitation theory

Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk (Austrian German: [fɔn bøːm ˈbaːvɛrk]; born Eugen Böhm, 12 February 1851 – 27 August 1914) was an Austrian-school intellectual and political economist who served intermittently as the Minister of Finance of Austria between 1895 and 1904. Böhm-Bawerk is also noted for writing extensive criticisms of Marxism.