Heinrich Herkner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich Herkner

German economist

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1863

Place of Birth: Liberec, Liberec Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 27-May-1932

Profession: economist, university teacher, statistician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Heinrich Herkner (27 June 1863 – 27 May 1932) was a German economist. Herkner was born in Liberec (German: Reichenberg), Bohemia and died in Berlin, Germany. Herkner taught as a professor at the universities of Freiburg (1890–1892), Karlsruhe (1892–1898), and Zürich (1898–1907), as well as the Technical University (1907–1913) and Frederick William University (1913–1932) of Berlin. Herkner was originally a Marxist who later evolved towards realist views.
Alexandra Kollontai went to Zürich to study under him, but found he had become a “revisionist” and spent much of her time at the university contesting his views.He was a founding member of the German Society for Sociology and along with Max Weber, Ferdinand Tönnies and Georg Simmel on its first board.