Gustav von Schmoller
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Gustav von Schmoller was a leading 19th-century German economist and social reformer who became the foremost figure of the German historical school of economics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gustav Schmoller | 4 |
| Gustav von Schmoller canonical | 2 |
| Schmoller | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6750620 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gustav von Schmoller Context triple: [German historical school of economics, associatedWith, Gustav von Schmoller]
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A.
Wilhelm Windelband
Wilhelm Windelband was a German Neo-Kantian philosopher known for distinguishing between nomothetic and idiographic methods in the sciences and for his influential work in the philosophy of history and culture.
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B.
Heinrich Sahm
Heinrich Sahm was a German lawyer and politician who served as a leading official in the Free City of Danzig and later as mayor of Berlin during the interwar period.
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C.
Friedrich von Wieser
Friedrich von Wieser was an Austrian economist of the Austrian School known for his work on marginal utility, opportunity cost, and the theory of imputation.
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D.
Friedrich List
Friedrich List was a 19th-century German economist best known for his advocacy of national economic development and protectionist policies against free trade.
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E.
Hans Mommsen
Hans Mommsen was a prominent German historian best known for his influential work on the political and social history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gustav von Schmoller Target entity description: Gustav von Schmoller was a leading 19th-century German economist and social reformer who became the foremost figure of the German historical school of economics.
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A.
Wilhelm Windelband
Wilhelm Windelband was a German Neo-Kantian philosopher known for distinguishing between nomothetic and idiographic methods in the sciences and for his influential work in the philosophy of history and culture.
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B.
Heinrich Sahm
Heinrich Sahm was a German lawyer and politician who served as a leading official in the Free City of Danzig and later as mayor of Berlin during the interwar period.
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C.
Friedrich von Wieser
Friedrich von Wieser was an Austrian economist of the Austrian School known for his work on marginal utility, opportunity cost, and the theory of imputation.
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D.
Friedrich List
Friedrich List was a 19th-century German economist best known for his advocacy of national economic development and protectionist policies against free trade.
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E.
Hans Mommsen
Hans Mommsen was a prominent German historian best known for his influential work on the political and social history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of parliament ⓘ social reformer ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| educatedAt | University of Tübingen ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Schmoller
ⓘ
linked to:
Gustav von Schmoller
|
| fieldOfWork |
economic history
ⓘ
economics ⓘ public finance ⓘ social policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Gustav ⓘ |
| honorificParticle | von ⓘ |
| ideology |
Kathedersozialismus
ⓘ
social liberalism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Adolph Wagner
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German social reform movement ⓘ Lujo Brentano ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ Werner Sombart ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bruno Hildebrand
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Wilhelm Roscher ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of empirical and historical methods in economics
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contributions to social reform and social policy in Germany ⓘ leadership of the German historical school of economics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Prussian Academy of Sciences
ⓘ
Verein für Socialpolitik ⓘ |
| movement | German historical school of economics ⓘ |
| name | Gustav von Schmoller ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Die Volkswirtschaft, die Volkswirtschaftslehre und ihre Methode
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Grundriss der allgemeinen Volkswirtschaftslehre ⓘ Über einige Grundfragen der Sozialpolitik ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
ⓘ
politician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair of the Social Policy Association
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member of the Prussian House of Lords ⓘ professor at University of Berlin ⓘ professor at University of Halle ⓘ professor at University of Strasbourg ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Gustav von Schmoller