Johann Philipp Graumann

In the 18th century half of the Palais am Festungsgraben was occupied by J.P. Graumann; Prussian Ministry of Finance in the 1930s.

Johann Philipp Graumann (born in 1706[1] – died 22 April 1762 in Berlin) was a German business mathematician,[2][3] an expert on exchange rates and coinage, mint master in Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and Berlin, a mercantilist, and Prussian financial advisor. He is considered one of the most important German monetary theorists of his time.[4] As master of the mints in Prussia, he implemented a major coin reform, with the goal of implementing a new monetary standard to promote trade, increase seigniorage income and elevate the Prussian coins to the status of a reserve currency.[5] Graumann was portrayed by his contemporaries as a dreamer. With only a slight modification, his coin standard remained in place in Germany until 1907.

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  2. ^ Archiv für Civil-Justizpflege, politische u. kameralistische ..., Band 1 von Franz Joseph Schopf, p. 91
  3. ^ Der deutsche Zoll-Verein und das deutsche Maas- Gewicht- und Münz-Chaos in ... von Alexander Lips, p. 24
  4. ^ S. Stern (1962) Der Preussische Staat und Die Juden (3 Volumes): Dritter Teil / Die Zeit Friedrichs des Grossen. Erste Abteilung: Darstellung. Kapitel Neun: Die Preussische Münzpolitik. p. 231
  5. ^ "Jan Greitens (2017) Geldtheorie und -politik in Preußen Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts" (PDF). ibf-frankfurt.de.