Eugen Philippovich von Philippsberg
Life and Work
- 15. März 1858
in Wien - 4. Juni 1917
- Generation 2
Stations
- 1858Birth
Born on 15 March 1858 in Vienna, the descendant of an Austro-Bosnian family of officers; he grew up half-orphaned.[1]
- 1876Theresianum and Studies in Law— inferred
Completed the Theresianum and his law studies in Vienna.
- 1884Habilitation in Political Economy
Habilitation in political economy at the University of Vienna with a study of the Bank of England (following periods of study in Berlin and London).[1]
- 1885Professorship in Freiburg
Associate and later full professorship at the University of Freiburg; in matters of value theory and methodology he followed Menger closely there.[1]
- 1888Full Professor, Freiburg
Full professor of economics and public finance at the University of Freiburg.[1]
- 1893"Grundriß der Politischen Ökonomie" (Outline of Political Economy)
Publication of the highly successful textbook "Grundriß der Politischen Ökonomie" (Outline of Political Economy), with which Philippovich effectively promoted the Austrian School.
- 1895–1896Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science
Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Vienna.[1]
- 1896Co-Founder of the Social Policy Party
As a member of the Viennese Fabian Society, co-founder of the Social Policy Party in 1896; for one legislative term a deputy in the Lower Austrian Landtag (provincial diet).
- 1904–1917Co-editor of the "Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft, Socialpolitik und Verwaltung"
From 1904 to 1917, co-editor of the "Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft, Socialpolitik und Verwaltung" (Journal for Economics, Social Policy and Administration); for many years chairman of the Gesellschaft der Österreichischen Volkswirthe (Society of Austrian Economists).
Influences
- —Gustav von Schmoller(1838–1917) · Jüngere Historische Schule
Philippovich gehörte im Verein für Socialpolitik dem „Wiener Flügel“ an, der gegenüber Schmollers preußisch-historischer Linie eine theoretisch fundierte Sozialpolitik vertrat; 1908 wurde Schmoller eine Festschrift gewidmet, an der auch Philippovich beteiligt war – die Antipoden-Beziehung war damit zugleich Verhandlungsbeziehung.[1]
- 1901–1906
Turned to economics during his studies in Vienna under the influence of Eugen Philippovich von Philippsberg; alongside Wieser and Böhm-Bawerk, Philippovich belonged to the circle of formative Menger students at the University of Vienna.[2]
- 1904–1906
Somary was Philippovich's assistant at the University of Vienna in 1904-1906; Philippovich later arranged for him the post of assistant to the president at the Anglo-Österreichische Bank.
- 1913
Philippovich war 1913 als Lehrstuhlinhaber für Politische Ökonomie der formelle Habilitationsbetreuer Mises' an der Universität Wien (Aufgabenhinweis aus Pipeline-Briefing).
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Emil Lederer studied economic theory at the University of Vienna, among others under Philippovich, Wieser and Böhm-Bawerk.[6]
- 1894Max Weber(1864–1920) · Heidelberger Schule
Max Weber succeeded Philippovich to the chair in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1894.[3]
Eugen Philippovich von Philippsberg in the context of the School as a whole: five generations, their teacher-student lineages, circles and collegial ties.
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Places of Activity
The Books
Essays, Reviews, Lectures
- APA
- Eugen Philippovich von Philippsberg. (n.d.). Edited by mises.at and scholarium. Accessed July 21, 2026, from https://mises.at/en/denker/eugen-philippovich-von-philippsberg
- Chicago
- “Eugen Philippovich von Philippsberg.” n.d. Edited by mises.at and scholarium. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://mises.at/en/denker/eugen-philippovich-von-philippsberg.
- German historical style
- Eugen Philippovich von Philippsberg, edited by mises.at and scholarium, https://mises.at/en/denker/eugen-philippovich-von-philippsberg (accessed July 21, 2026).