Franz Oppenheimer

Franz Oppenheimer
Franz Oppenheimer in 1936.
Born(1864-03-30)March 30, 1864
DiedSeptember 30, 1943(1943-09-30) (aged 79)
NationalityGerman
Academic career
FieldSocial economy, sociology
School or
tradition
Liberal socialism
Alma materUniversity of Kiel
InfluencesDavid Ricardo, Henry George, Ludwig Gumplowicz
ContributionsConquest theory of state formation

Franz Oppenheimer (March 30, 1864 – September 30, 1943) was a German Jewish sociologist and political economist, who published also in the area of the fundamental sociology of the state.