About Erich Gutenberg
Lived 1897 – 1984 (aged 86). Erich Gutenberg was a German economist, university teacher, writer and business manager.
Erich Gutenberg (13 December 1897 in Herford – 22 May 1984 in Cologne) was an influential German economist.
He is considered the founder of modern German business studies after World War II. Gutenberg used microeconomy to explain the functioning of the enterprise. Therefore, he also developed a new production function. With a system of inputs and outputs under management control he explained how a firm could be efficient.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of Halle in 1921 and subsequently taught as a professor at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, and the University of Cologne.
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Who was Erich Gutenberg?
German economist (1897-1984)
When was Erich Gutenberg born?
Erich Gutenberg was born on 13 December 1897 in Herford.
When did Erich Gutenberg die?
Erich Gutenberg died on 22 May 1984 in Cologne.
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Erich Gutenberg was an economist, university teacher, writer and business manager.
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Erich Gutenberg was German.
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