Eberhard Gothein Explained

Eberhard Gothein
Birth Date:1853 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Neumarkt, Silesia, Prussia
Nationality:German
Alma Mater:Heidelberg University
Spouse:[1]

Eberhard H. Gothein (29 October 1853 in Neumarkt – 13 November 1923 in Berlin) was a German economist and historian. Gothein was a professor at University of Karlsruhe (1885), University of Bonn (1890), and Heidelberg University (1904). He was a representative of the liberal-positivist opposition against the Prussian historical school of Treitschke and Sybel, which was prevalent in Germany. Gothein was the author of valuable works on cultural and economic history, primarily of the 15th to 17th centuries. Furthermore, he was one of the founding fathers of the University of Mannheim's predecessor, the Handelshochschule Mannheim.[2] [3] [4]

Early life

On 29 October 1853, Gothein was born in Neumarkt, Silesia, Prussia.

Education

Gothein studied history, arts and economics at the University of Wrocław and the Heidelberg University until 1877, when he obtained his Ph.D. Gothein finished his habilitation in 1878 in Wrocław.

Life

Later, Gothein, together with Mannheim's senior mayor Otto Beck, initiated the foundation of the Handelshochschule Mannheim to revive academic education in Mannheim.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kämpchen, Martin. Rabindranath Tagore in Germany: Four Responses to a Cultural Icon. 1999. Indian Institute of Advanced Study. 978-81-85952-71-0. 75.
  2. Web site: Gothein, Eberhard. deutsche-biographie.de. 2015-05-29.
  3. Web site: Eberhard Gothein. via-monumentum.de. 2015-01-19.
  4. Web site: Wer war Eberhard Gothein?. egs-mannheim.de. 2015-01-15.