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Wagner, Adolph 1835-1917

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

Portrait of Wagner, Adolph 1835-1917

Born 1835 · died 1917

Adolph Wagner was a German economist and politician, a leading Kathedersozialist and public finance scholar and advocate of agrarianism. Wagner's law of increasing state activity is named after him.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Wagner, Adolph 1835-1917 are held at Berlin State Library.

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Digitised full-text books and writings by Wagner, Adolph 1835-1917 — free to read.

Cite this entry

Wagner, Adolph 1835-1917. “Archival papers.” Economists’ Papers, https://www.economistspapers.org.uk/wagner-adolph-1835-1917/ (accessed 19 Jun 2026).