Hans Sennholz
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Hans F. Sennholz (born in Brambauer, Germany
) was an economist of the Austrian school
of economics who studied under Ludwig von Mises
. After serving in the Luftwaffe
in World War II, he took degrees at the universities of Marburg and Köln
. He then moved to the United States to study for a Ph.D. at New York University
. He was Ludwig von Mises
's first PhD
student in the United States. He taught economics
at Grove City College
, 1956–1992, having been hired as department chair upon arrival. After he retired, he became president of the Foundation for Economic Education
, 1992–1997. Calvinist Political Philosopher, John W. Robbins pointed out in a book printed in honor of Sennholz shortly after his death that "Sennholz,[...]rests his defense of a free society on revelation."
Fellow Austrian
Joseph Salerno
has notably praised Sennholz as an under-appreciated member of the Austrian school who "writes so clearly on such a broad range of topics that he is in danger of suffering the same fate as Say
and Bastiat
. As another fellow Austrian
Joseph Schumpeter
pointed out, these two brilliant nineteenth-century French economists, who were also masters of economic rhetoric, wrote with such clarity and style that their work was misjudged by their British inferiors as 'shallow' and 'superficial'."
2008 U.S. presidential candidate Ron Paul
credits his fascination with economics to meeting Sennholz and getting to know him well. Peter Boettke
, Deputy Director of the James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy at George Mason University
, first learned economics from Sennholz as a student at Grove City College.
Germany
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) was an economist of the Austrian school
Austrian School
The Austrian School of economics is a heterodox school of economic thought. It advocates methodological individualism in interpreting economic developments , the theory that money is non-neutral, the theory that the capital structure of economies consists of heterogeneous goods that have...
of economics who studied under Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was an Austrian economist, philosopher, and classical liberal who had a significant influence on the modern Libertarian movement and the "Austrian School" of economic thought.-Biography:-Early life:...
. After serving in the Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
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in World War II, he took degrees at the universities of Marburg and Köln
University of Cologne
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. He then moved to the United States to study for a Ph.D. at New York University
New York University
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. He was Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was an Austrian economist, philosopher, and classical liberal who had a significant influence on the modern Libertarian movement and the "Austrian School" of economic thought.-Biography:-Early life:...
's first PhD
PHD
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student in the United States. He taught economics
Economics
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at Grove City College
Grove City College
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, 1956–1992, having been hired as department chair upon arrival. After he retired, he became president of the Foundation for Economic Education
Foundation for Economic Education
The Foundation for Economic Education is one of the oldest free-market organizations established in the United States to study and advance the freedom philosophy. Murray Rothbard recognizes FEE for creating a "crucial open center" that he credits with launching the movement...
, 1992–1997. Calvinist Political Philosopher, John W. Robbins pointed out in a book printed in honor of Sennholz shortly after his death that "Sennholz,[...]rests his defense of a free society on revelation."
Fellow Austrian
Austrian School
The Austrian School of economics is a heterodox school of economic thought. It advocates methodological individualism in interpreting economic developments , the theory that money is non-neutral, the theory that the capital structure of economies consists of heterogeneous goods that have...
Joseph Salerno
Joseph Salerno
Joseph T. Salerno is an Austrian School economist in the United States. A professor at Pace University, Salerno is an active scholar in the areas of banking and monetary theory, comparative economics, and the history of economic thought.-Early life:...
has notably praised Sennholz as an under-appreciated member of the Austrian school who "writes so clearly on such a broad range of topics that he is in danger of suffering the same fate as Say
Jean-Baptiste Say
Jean-Baptiste Say was a French economist and businessman. He had classically liberal views and argued in favor of competition, free trade, and lifting restraints on business...
and Bastiat
Frédéric Bastiat
Claude Frédéric Bastiat was a French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly. He was notable for developing the important economic concept of opportunity cost.-Biography:...
. As another fellow Austrian
Austrian School
The Austrian School of economics is a heterodox school of economic thought. It advocates methodological individualism in interpreting economic developments , the theory that money is non-neutral, the theory that the capital structure of economies consists of heterogeneous goods that have...
Joseph Schumpeter
Joseph Schumpeter
Joseph Alois Schumpeter was an Austrian-Hungarian-American economist and political scientist. He popularized the term "creative destruction" in economics.-Life:...
pointed out, these two brilliant nineteenth-century French economists, who were also masters of economic rhetoric, wrote with such clarity and style that their work was misjudged by their British inferiors as 'shallow' and 'superficial'."
2008 U.S. presidential candidate Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...
credits his fascination with economics to meeting Sennholz and getting to know him well. Peter Boettke
Peter Boettke
Peter J. Boettke is an American economist of the Austrian School.-Early life and education:Boettke was born in Rahway, New Jersey to Fred and Elinor Boettke and remained there until he moved to Pennsylvania to attend Thiel College in Greenville and later Grove City College. He became interested in...
, Deputy Director of the James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy at George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
, first learned economics from Sennholz as a student at Grove City College.
Books
- Divided Europe, New York, NY, 1955.
- How Can Europe Survive, D. Van Nostrand Company, 1955
- Moneda y libertad, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1961.
- The Great Depression, Lansing, MI, 1969.
- Inflation or Gold Standard, Lansing, MI, 1973.
- Gold is Money, Westport, CT, 1975.
- Death and Taxes, Washington, DC, 1976, 2nd ed. 1982.
- Problemas económicas de actualidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1977.
- Age of Inflation, Belmont, MA, 1977, 1979; Spanish: Tiempos de inflation, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983.
- Money and Freedom, Spring Mills, PA, 1985; Spanish: Moneda y libertad, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1987; Polish: Pieniadze I Wolnosc, London, England, 1991.
- The Politics of Unemployment, Spring Mills, PA, 1987.
- Debts and Deficits, Spring Mills, PA, 1987.
- The Great Depression: Will We Repeat It?, Spring Mills, PA, 1988.
- The Savings and Loan Bailout, Spring Mills, PA, 1989.
- Three Economic Commandments, Spring Mills, PA, 1990.
- The First Eighty Years of Grove City College, Grove City, PA, 1993.
- Reflection and Remembrance, Irvington, NY, 1997.
- Sowing the Wind, Grove City, PA, 2004.
- Age of Inflation Continued, Grove City, PA, 2006.
Articles
- What We Can Know About the World, The Freeman, 1970
- Omnipotent Government The Freeman, 1970
- The Great Depression The Freeman, October 1969