Adolph Wagner

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.

This article is about the German economist. For the Nazi official, see Adolf Wagner. For the German weightlifter, see Adolf Wagner (weightlifter).

Adolph Wagner
Born(1835-03-25)25 March 1835
Erlangen, Landgericht Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation
Died8 November 1917(1917-11-08) (aged 82)
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
NationalityGerman
Alma materGöttingen
Heidelberg
Known forWagner's law
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
InstitutionsFriedrich-Wilhelm University of Berlin
Imperial University of Dorpat
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
Doctoral advisorGeorg Hanssen
Doctoral studentsWerner Sombart
Lujo Brentano (Habilitation)
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