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Max Beer (1864–1943)

Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.

Portrait of Max Beer (1864–1943)

Born 1864 · died 1943

Moses "Max" Beer was an Austrian-born Marxist economist, journalist and historian. Beer is best remembered as an early writer on the topic of imperialism and for a series of books, published in translation in several countries, which examined the nature of class struggle throughout human history.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Max Beer (1864–1943) are held at Archive of Social Democracy.

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Cite this entry

Max Beer (1864–1943). “Archival papers.” Economists’ Papers, https://www.economistspapers.org.uk/beer-max-1864-1943/ (accessed 2 Aug 2026).