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Wilhelm Rosenberg

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FOL. 02 · N° 037 · Wilhelm Rosenberg
BIOGRAPHY

Life and Work

Wilhelm Rosenberg was a student of Carl Menger. A lawyer and an expert in banking and finance, who served among other roles as vice-president of the Anglo-Austrian Bank, he earned recognition after the First World War for his part in stabilizing Austria's currency. In this he worked alongside Ludwig von Mises. The two of them pressed Federal Chancellor Ignaz Seipel insistently, so that the policy of inflation and deficits was brought to an end and the complete collapse of the Austrian crown could be averted. In his obituary, Mises described Rosenberg, who had fought inflationism for years, as a "leader in the active work of reconstruction" and praised him as one of "our best men".
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Born
2. Juli 1869
in Wien
Died
3. April 1923
Generation
Generation 2
Life stations

Stations

  1. 1869
    1869
    Birth · Wien
    Birth

    Born on 2 July 1869 in Vienna.[1]

  2. 1887
    1887
    Studies · Wien
    Student of Carl Menger— inferred

    Wilhelm Rosenberg was a student of Carl Menger in Vienna.[1]

  3. ⁦1900–1923⁩
    ⁦1900–1923⁩
    Career · Wien
    Lawyer and Banking and Finance Expert— inferred

    Worked as a lawyer and as a banking and finance expert, including as vice-president of the Anglo-Austrian Bank.[1]

  4. 1922
    1922
    Other · Wien
    Stabilisation of the Austrian Currency

    After the First World War, Rosenberg rendered valuable service in stabilising Austria's currency; together with Ludwig von Mises he influenced Federal Chancellor Ignaz Seipel, so that the policy of inflation and deficits was brought to an end and the complete collapse of the Austrian krone could be averted.[2]

  5. 1923
    1923
    Death · Wien
    Death

    Died on 3 April 1923 in Vienna. In his obituary, Mises described Rosenberg as “a leader in the active work of reconstruction” and praised him as one of “our best men”.[1]

Relationships

Influences

Influenced by · 1
  1. 1887
    1887
    Teacher

    Wilhelm Rosenberg was a student of Carl Menger in Vienna.[1]

Private seminar, colleagues, Mont Pèlerin · 1
  1. ⁦1922–1923⁩
    ⁦1922–1923⁩
    Colleague

    Fellow campaigner of Ludwig von Mises in the stabilization of the Austrian currency; together the two exerted influence on Federal Chancellor Ignaz Seipel, so that the policy of inflation and deficits came to an end.[2]

Wilhelm Rosenberg in the context of the School as a whole: five generations, their teacher-student lineages, circles and collegial ties.

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SOURCES ON STATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS11 citations · 3 sources
Mises Institute (Profile)· 1
Buch (Sekundärliteratur)· 1
Topography

Places of Activity

CATALOGUE OF WORKS · CHRONOLOGICAL

The Books

1890s
1892
23 yrs.
Entwicklung und Stand der Arbeiterfrage
Book
OriginalGerman
1910s
1918
49 yrs.
Valutafragen
Book
OriginalGerman
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Wilhelm Rosenberg. (n.d.). Edited by mises.at and scholarium. Accessed July 22, 2026, from https://mises.at/en/denker/wilhelm-rosenberg
Chicago
“Wilhelm Rosenberg.” n.d. Edited by mises.at and scholarium. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://mises.at/en/denker/wilhelm-rosenberg.
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Wilhelm Rosenberg, edited by mises.at and scholarium, https://mises.at/en/denker/wilhelm-rosenberg (accessed July 22, 2026).