Wilhelm Roscher
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Wilhelm Roscher was a 19th-century German economist and founding figure of the German historical school, known for emphasizing historical and empirical methods in economic analysis.
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| Wilhelm Roscher canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6750621 — 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: Wilhelm Roscher Context triple: [German historical school of economics, associatedWith, Wilhelm Roscher]
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Gustav von Schmoller
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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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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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.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Wilhelm Roscher Target entity description: Wilhelm Roscher was a 19th-century German economist and founding figure of the German historical school, known for emphasizing historical and empirical methods in economic analysis.
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A.
Gustav von Schmoller
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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B.
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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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| approach |
empirical analysis of economic phenomena
ⓘ
historical method in economics ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | subject of the Kingdom of Hanover ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1817-10-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1894-06-04 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Friedrich Dahlmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Göttingen ⓘ |
| employer | University of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Roscher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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political economy ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilhelm ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
academic
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historian of economic thought ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bruno Hildebrand
NERFINISHED
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Gustav Schmoller NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Knies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich List
NERFINISHED
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emphasis on historical and empirical methods in economic analysis
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founding figure of the German historical school of economics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Saxon Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | German historical school of economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Wilhelm Roscher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Geschichte der Nationalökonomie in Deutschland
NERFINISHED
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Grundriss zu Vorlesungen über die Staatswirtschaft nach geschichtlicher Methode NERFINISHED ⓘ System der Volkswirtschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of political economy ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfFirstMajorWork | 1843 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie Roscher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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