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Hilferding, Rudolf 1877-1941

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

Portrait of Hilferding, Rudolf 1877-1941

Born 1877 · died 1941

Rudolf Hilferding was an Austrian-born Marxist economist, socialist theorist, politician and the chief theoretician for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) during the Weimar Republic, being almost universally recognized as the SPD's foremost theoretician of the twentieth century. He was also a physician.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Hilferding, Rudolf 1877-1941 are held at International Institute of Social History.

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Cite this entry

Hilferding, Rudolf 1877-1941. “Archival papers.” Economists’ Papers, https://www.economistspapers.org.uk/hilferding-rudolf-1877-1941/ (accessed 19 Jun 2026).