Knies, Karl 1821-1898

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

Born 1821 · died 1898

Karl Gustav Adolf Knies was a German economist of the historical school of economics, best known as the author of Political Economy from the Standpoint of the Historical Method (1853). Knies taught at the University of Heidelberg for over 30 years, and was perhaps the most theoretically oriented economist of the older historical school.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Knies, Karl 1821-1898 are held at Heidelberg University Library.

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