Roscher studied at Göttingen, where he became a member of Corps Hannovera, and Berlin, and obtained a professorship at Göttingen in 1844 and subsequently at Leipzig in 1848.[1]
The main origins of the historical school of political economy may be traced to Roscher. Its fundamental principles are dated to his Grundriss zu Vorlesungen über die Staatswirtschaft nach geschichtlicher Methode (1843).[1] Politically, Roscher remained faithful to the liberalism of Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, which abjured revolution and anarchy but favored reform within the context of a constitutional monarchy. Historical economics began as a means of adjusting liberal thought and practice to the realities of the social question, namely: what should be done about the consequences of economic modernization and the classes displaced or exploited by the new industries.[2]
Roscher tried to establish the laws of economic development by using the historical method from the investigation of histories legal, political, cultural and other aspects.
Roscher developed a cyclical theory where nations and their economies pass through youth, manhood and senile decay: "The method of a science is of greater significance by far than any single discovery, however amazing the later may be." This was in direct contrast to the English traditional economist who believed that the principles of a science were only exposed long after they had performed their duties.
This short study was afterwards expanded into his great System der Volkswirthschaft, published in five volumes between 1854 and 1894, and arranged as follows:
vol. i., Die Grundlagen der National Ökonomie, 1854 (trans. by JJ Lalor, Principles of Political Economy, Chicago, 1878) (Volume One, Volume Two)
vol. ii., Die Nationalökonomik des Ackerbaues und der verwandten Urproduktionen, 1859
vol. iii., Die Nationalökonomik des Handels und Gewerbfleisses, 1881
vol. iv., System der Finanzwissenschaft, 1886
vol. v., System der Armenpflege und Armenpolitik, 1894[1]
His Geschichte der Nationalökonomie in Deutschland (1874) is a monumental work.
He also published in 1842 an excellent commentary on the life and works of Thucydides.[1] In 1847 he was the first to use the term "enlightened absolutism" about the type of absolute monarchy influenced by contemporary philosophy that evolved in the 18th century.[3]
In 1857 his Zur Geschichte der Englischen Volkswirthschaftslehre im sechzehnten und siebzehnten Jahrhundert (On the History of English Political Economy in the 16th and 17th Century) was published.[4]
Theodor Roscher, Zur Geschichte der Familie Roscher in Niedersachsen (Hanover, 1892)
Moritz Brasch, Wilhelm Roscher und die sozialwissenschaftlichen Strömungen der Gegenwart (Leipzig, 1895).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Roscher, Wilhelm Georg Friedrich". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 725.
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December 15, 2023
wilhelm, georg, friedrich, roscher, german, ˈʁɔʃɐ, october, 1817, june, 1894, german, economist, from, hanover, wilhelm, roscherborn21, october, 1817hanover, kingdom, hanoverdied4, june, 1894, 1894, aged, leipzig, german, empirenationalitygermanacademic, caree. Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher German ˈʁɔʃɐ 21 October 1817 4 June 1894 was a German economist from Hanover Wilhelm RoscherBorn21 October 1817Hanover Kingdom of HanoverDied4 June 1894 1894 06 04 aged 76 Leipzig German EmpireNationalityGermanAcademic careerFieldEconomicsSchool ortraditionHistorical SchoolInfluencesDahlmann Muller ThucydidesContributionsCoining the term Enlightened absolutism Social cycle theory Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography editRoscher studied at Gottingen where he became a member of Corps Hannovera and Berlin and obtained a professorship at Gottingen in 1844 and subsequently at Leipzig in 1848 1 The main origins of the historical school of political economy may be traced to Roscher Its fundamental principles are dated to his Grundriss zu Vorlesungen uber die Staatswirtschaft nach geschichtlicher Methode 1843 1 Politically Roscher remained faithful to the liberalism of Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann which abjured revolution and anarchy but favored reform within the context of a constitutional monarchy Historical economics began as a means of adjusting liberal thought and practice to the realities of the social question namely what should be done about the consequences of economic modernization and the classes displaced or exploited by the new industries 2 Roscher tried to establish the laws of economic development by using the historical method from the investigation of histories legal political cultural and other aspects Roscher developed a cyclical theory where nations and their economies pass through youth manhood and senile decay The method of a science is of greater significance by far than any single discovery however amazing the later may be This was in direct contrast to the English traditional economist who believed that the principles of a science were only exposed long after they had performed their duties This short study was afterwards expanded into his great System der Volkswirthschaft published in five volumes between 1854 and 1894 and arranged as follows vol i Die Grundlagen der National Okonomie 1854 trans by JJ Lalor Principles of Political Economy Chicago 1878 Volume One Volume Two vol ii Die Nationalokonomik des Ackerbaues und der verwandten Urproduktionen 1859 vol iii Die Nationalokonomik des Handels und Gewerbfleisses 1881 vol iv System der Finanzwissenschaft 1886 vol v System der Armenpflege und Armenpolitik 1894 1 His Geschichte der Nationalokonomie in Deutschland 1874 is a monumental work He also published in 1842 an excellent commentary on the life and works of Thucydides 1 In 1847 he was the first to use the term enlightened absolutism about the type of absolute monarchy influenced by contemporary philosophy that evolved in the 18th century 3 In 1857 his Zur Geschichte der Englischen Volkswirthschaftslehre im sechzehnten und siebzehnten Jahrhundert On the History of English Political Economy in the 16th and 17th Century was published 4 In 1870 he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Roscher died in 1894 in Leipzig The classical scholar Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher 1845 1923 was his son Notes editThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message a b c d Chisholm 1911 Smith Woodruff D 1991 Politics and the Sciences of Culture in Germany 1840 1920 Oxford University Press pp 175 176 ISBN 978 0 19 506536 7 A Lentin ed Enlightened Absolutism 1760 1790 Avero 1985 p ix Roscher 1857 OCLC 741741146 copy at the Internet Archive copy at Project Gutenberg References editTheodor Roscher Zur Geschichte der Familie Roscher in Niedersachsen Hanover 1892 Moritz Brasch Wilhelm Roscher und die sozialwissenschaftlichen Stromungen der Gegenwart Leipzig 1895 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Roscher Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 23 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 725 External links edit nbsp Media related to Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher at Wikimedia Commons Works by Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher amp oldid 1187804986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
