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Walter Eucken

German economist (1891–1950)

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Born
January 17, 1891
Died
March 20, 1950
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1891

About Walter Eucken

Walter Eucken (German: [ˈɔʏkn̩]; 17 January 1891 – 20 March 1950) was a German economist of the Freiburg school and father of ordoliberalism. Ordoliberalism was based on the concept of social market economy balancing free markets with regulatory oversight. The Walter Eucken Institut was founded four years after his death and his ideas influenced West Germany’s economic policy. The idea of ordoliberalism was introduced for the first time in 1937 in Ordnung der Wirtschaft (Economic Order), a periodical published by Walter Eucken, Franz Böhm and Hans Großmann-Doerth. After the war ended, Eucken went to Berlin University where he became a full professor in 1921 (thesis: Die Stickstoffversorgung der Welt).

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Walter Eucken timeline

  1. After the war ended, Eucken went to Berlin University where he became a full professor in 1921 (thesis: Die Stickstoffversorgung der Welt).
  2. The idea of ordoliberalism was introduced for the first time in 1937 in Ordnung der Wirtschaft (Economic Order), a periodical published by Walter Eucken, Franz Böhm and Hans Großmann-Doerth.

The world when Walter Eucken was born

Walter Eucken was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

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Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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