Eberhard Gothein


Eberhard H. Gothein was a German Economist and Historian. Gothein was a professor at University of Karlsruhe, University of Bonn, and Heidelberg University. He was a representative of the liberal-positivist opposition against the Prussian historical school of Treitschke and Sybel, which was prevalent in Germany. Gothein was the author of valuable works on cultural and economic history, primarily of the 15th to 17th centuries. Furthermore, he was one of the founding fathers of the University of Mannheim's predecessor, the Handelshochschule Mannheim.

Early life

On 29 October 1853, Gothein was born in Neumarkt, Silesia, Prussia.

Education

Gothein studied History, Arts and Economics at the University of Wrocław and the Heidelberg University until 1877, when he obtained his Ph.D. Gothein finished his habilitation in 1878 in Wrocław.

Live

Later, Gothein, together with Mannheim's senior mayor Otto Beck, initiated the foundation of the Handelshochschule Mannheim to revive academic education in Mannheim.

Publications