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Ludwig von Mises ( September 29, 1881, Lwów - October 10, 1973) was a notable economist and a major influence on the modern Libertarian movement. He was born in Austria-Hungary and subsequently taught at the University of Vienna in the years 1913 to 1934, while also serving as a principal economic adviser to the Austrian government.
Von Mises left Austria in 1934 due to the turmoil provoked by the Nazis rising to power; he first went to Geneva, and in 1940 to the United States, where he taught at New York University from 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II: to 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i. He is seen as one of the leaders of the Austrian school of economicsThe Austrian School is a school of economic thought which rejects opposing economists' reliance on methods used in natural science for the study of human action and relationships through logic (or praxeology). Its most famous adherents are Friedrich Hayek - he wrote and lectured extensively on behalf of (classical) liberalismClassical liberalism is a political and economic philosophy, originally founded on the Enlightenment tradition, that tries to circumscribe the limits of political power and to define and support individual rights. A comprehensive discussion of classical l.
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