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Hermann Paasche (1851–1925)

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Portrait of Hermann Paasche (1851–1925)

Born 1851 · died 1925

Hermann Paasche was a German statistician and economist. He is known for his Paasche Index, which provides a calculation of the Price Index. Paasche studied economics, agriculture, statistics and philosophy at University of Halle. In 1879, he became a professor of political science at Aachen University of Technology. Paasche died in 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Hermann Paasche (1851–1925) are held at German Federal Archives.

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Hermann Paasche (1851–1925). “Archival papers.” Economists’ Papers, https://www.economistspapers.org.uk/paasche-hermann-1851-1925/ (accessed 2 Aug 2026).