August Sartorius von Waltershausen
August Sartorius Freiherr von Waltershausen was a German economist.Biography
He was born in Göttingen, the son of Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen. He was educated in the University of Göttingen, became professor at Zurich in 1885, and in 1888 was appointed professor of economics in Strassburg, where he remained until 1918. He is the father of Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen, a German composer, conductor, teacher and writer.Works
His principal works deal with American economic and industrial problems and include
- Die Zukunft des Deutschtums in den Vereinigten Staaten
- Nordamerikanische Gewerkschaften
- Moderner Sozialismus in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
- Arbeitsverfassung der englischen Kolonien in Nordamerika
- Handelsbilanz der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
He was one of the editors of the Handwörterbuchs der Staatswirtschaften.
