Ludwig von Mises

Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises[1] (German: [ˈluːtvɪç fɔn ˈmiːzəs]; 29 September 1881 – 10 October 1973) was an Austrian–American[2] Austrian School economist, historian, logician, and sociologist. Mises wrote and lectured extensively on the societal contributions of classical liberalism and the power of consumers.[2] He is best known for his work on praxeology studies comparing communism and capitalism.

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Ludwig von Mises
Born	Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (1881-09-29)29 September 1881 Lemberg, Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
Died	10 October 1973(1973-10-10) (aged 92) New York City, U.S.
Spouse	Margit von Mises
Relatives	Richard von Mises (brother) Gitta Sereny (stepdaughter)
Academic career
Institution	University of Vienna (1919–1934) Institut Universitaire de Hautes Études Internationales (1934–1940) New York University (1945–1969)
Field	Economics, political economy, philosophy of science, epistemology, methodology, rationalism, logic, classical liberalism, right-libertarianism
School or tradition	Austrian School
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Doctoral advisor	Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Doctoral students	Gottfried Haberler Fritz Machlup Oskar Morgenstern Gerhard Tintner Israel Kirzner Friedrich Hayek
Other notable students	Heydel Liggio Sennholz Raico Reisman Rothbard
Influences	Menger Böhm-Bawerk Wieser Husserl Fetter Weber Say Kant Freud
Contributions	Austrian business cycle theory Catallactics Economic calculation problem Methodological dualism Praxeology Quantity theory of money
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Mises emigrated from Austria to the United States in 1940.[3] Since the mid-20th century, libertarian movements have been strongly influenced by Mises's writings. Mises' student Friedrich Hayek viewed Mises as one of the major figures in the revival of classical liberalism in the post-war era. Hayek's work "The Transmission of the Ideals of Freedom" (1951) pays high tribute to the influence of Mises in the 20th-century libertarian movement.[4]

Mises's Private Seminar was a leading group of economists.[5] Many of its alumni, including Friedrich Hayek and Oskar Morgenstern, emigrated from Austria to the United States and Great Britain. Mises has been described as having approximately seventy close students in Austria.[6]