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[td][/td] [td]'''Bruno Hildebrand''' (6 March 1812 β 29 January 1878) was a German economist representing the "older" [[historical school of economics]]. His economic thinking was highly critical of [[classical economics|classical economists]], especially of [[David Ricardo]]. His ''[[Masterpiece|magnum opus]]'' was ''Economics of the Present and the Future'' (1848). The basic aim of this work was to establish laws of economic development. Hildebrand also stated that economic development was linear not cyclical. He supported socialist theory on the basis of religion, basic morals, and his beliefs of the negative effect of property on economic behavior.[/td]
[td]'''Bruno Hildebrand''' (6 March 1812 β 29 January 1878) was a German economist representing the "older" [[historical school of economics]]. His economic thinking was highly critical of [[classical economics|classical economists]], especially of [[David Ricardo]]. His ''[[Masterpiece|magnum opus]]'' was ''Economics of the Present and the Future'' (1848). The basic aim of this work was to establish laws of economic development. Hildebrand also stated that economic development was linear, not cyclical. He supported socialist theory on the basis of religion, basic morals, and his beliefs about the negative effect of property on economic behaviour.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Like many other representatives of the [[Historical school of economics|German Historical School]] such as [[Friedrich List]], [[Karl Knies]], and [[Karl BΓΌcher]], Hildebrand was a political [[liberalism|liberal]] who advocated liberal institutions and a constitutional state, and participated in the [[Frankfurt Parliament]] of 1848.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schefold |first1=Bertram |title=Great Economic Thinkers from Antiquity to the Historical School: Translations from the series Klassiker der NationalΓΆkonomie |date=2016 |publisher=Routledge |page=264}}</ref> An economics professor in [[University of Marburg|Marburg]], he was accused of high treason with respect to the turmoil of 1848 and condemned to death. He avoided the execution of this sentence by escaping to Switzerland, where he served as an associate professor at the [[University of Zurich]]. Together with [[Alfred Escher]] ([[Credit Swiss]] Founder) he was a co-founder and CEO of the [[Swiss Northeastern Railway]] Nordostbahn and also was the founder of the Swiss National Bureau [[Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland)|Federal Statistical Office]] and original board member of [[Credit Swiss]] bank. Hildebrand also created and directed the publication 'JahrbΓΌcher fΓΌr NationalΓΆkonomie und Statistik'; for his contributions he was granted honorary Swiss citizenship. He became a professor at the [[University of Bern]]. Hildebrand returned then to Germany, where he was a professor at the [[University of Jena]].[/td]
[td]Like many other representatives of the [[Historical school of economics|German Historical School]] such as [[Friedrich List]], [[Karl Knies]], and [[Karl BΓΌcher]], Hildebrand was a political [[liberalism|liberal]] who advocated liberal institutions and a constitutional state, and participated in the [[Frankfurt Parliament]] of 1848.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schefold |first1=Bertram |title=Great Economic Thinkers from Antiquity to the Historical School: Translations from the series Klassiker der NationalΓΆkonomie |date=2016 |publisher=Routledge |page=264}}</ref> An economics professor in [[University of Marburg|Marburg]], he was accused of high treason with respect to the turmoil of 1848 and condemned to death. He avoided the execution of this sentence by escaping to Switzerland, where he served as an associate professor at the [[University of Zurich]]. Together with [[Alfred Escher]] ([[Credit Swiss]] Founder) he was a co-founder and CEO of the [[Swiss Northeastern Railway]] Nordostbahn and also was the founder of the Swiss National Bureau [[Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland)|Federal Statistical Office]] and original board member of [[Credit Swiss]] bank. Hildebrand also created and directed the publication 'JahrbΓΌcher fΓΌr NationalΓΆkonomie und Statistik'; for his contributions, he was granted honorary Swiss citizenship. He became a professor at the [[University of Bern]]. Hildebrand returned then to Germany, where he was a professor at the [[University of Jena]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]He married Therese Guttentag their son was the artist and sculptor [[Adolf von Hildebrand]]. His grandson was the philosopher [[Dietrich von Hildebrand]]. His great-great-grandson is environmental leader [[Martin von Hildebrand]].[/td]
[td]He married Therese Guttentag; their son was the artist and sculptor [[Adolf von Hildebrand]]. His grandson was the philosopher [[Dietrich von Hildebrand]]. His great-great-grandson is the environmental leader [[Martin von Hildebrand]].[/td] [td][/td]
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