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August Lösch
August Lösch (15 October 1906 – 30 May 1945) was a German economist, known for his contributions to regional science and urban economics.
Born in Öhringen, Württemberg, Lösch obtained his doctorate from the University of Bonn in 1932. His magnum opus, Die räumliche Ordnung der Wirtschaft (The economics of location), appeared in 1940 and was translated into English in 1954.
Lösch was a member of the "Confessing Church" (Bekennende Kirche), a Protestant group that spoke out openly against Adolf Hitler and was led by Martin Niemöller. He refused to emigrate and went into hiding to continue his anti-Nazi work, primarily in Kiel. His poor living conditions and health while in hiding contributed to his death from scarlet fever in Ratzeburg, just days after World War II had ended.
Lösch was born in Öhringen, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany). From 1908, he lived in Heidenheim, where he graduated from high school in 1925 and subsequently worked as an apprentice. From 1927 to 1930, Lösch studied at the University of Tübingen and at the University of Freiburg. Then from 1930 to 1931, he studied at the University of Bonn, where he was taught by Joseph Schumpeter, Walter Eucken, and Arthur Spiethoff. He earned a degree in economics from the University of Freiburg in 1931, and then a doctorate one year later from the University of Bonn.
Lösch studied demography and examined natural population growth in relation to its impact on labor supply and regional economic growth. This work then inspired Lösch to study the theory of production location. Lösch's work gained traction and global attention, earning him a Rockefeller scholarship. He visited the United States twice, in 1934 and 1936, where he studied the theories of the location of production and collected materials for his own research.
Lösch then worked at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy as a senior researcher between 1939 and 1945. While at the institute in 1940, Lösch published “Spatial Organization of the Economy” which received interest from the scientific community. The institute was evacuated from Kiel to Ratzeburg in October 1944 due to wartime conditions. During wartime, Lösch's health declined until he died of scarlet fever on May 30, 1945.
Lösch has been described as a creative yet stubborn by those who knew him. Although Lösch was born in Öhringen, he spent the majority of his childhood and later life in Heidenheim an der Brenz, which is something he was very proud of, mentioning that Heidenheim is the one place he feels at "home". During his time abroad in the United States, he received several offers to reside in the US during World War Two, however, declined these offers, saying "What will be the fate of Germany, if all of us leave the country?". After Lösch finished University, he moved to Kiel, Germany, to work as a part-time professor and researcher at Institut für Weltwirtschaft while his wife and family remained in Heidenheim.
In regard to his political and religious stance, Lösch was a part of the "Confessing Church" known as "Bekennende Kirche", which was a Protestant group against Nazi Germany under the ruling of Adolf Hitler. Being a Protestant who was openly in opposition towards Nazi Germany and Hitler put Lösch in a difficult situation where he had to choose between his moral integrity and surviving a grave period of political oppression.
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August Lösch
August Lösch (15 October 1906 – 30 May 1945) was a German economist, known for his contributions to regional science and urban economics.
Born in Öhringen, Württemberg, Lösch obtained his doctorate from the University of Bonn in 1932. His magnum opus, Die räumliche Ordnung der Wirtschaft (The economics of location), appeared in 1940 and was translated into English in 1954.
Lösch was a member of the "Confessing Church" (Bekennende Kirche), a Protestant group that spoke out openly against Adolf Hitler and was led by Martin Niemöller. He refused to emigrate and went into hiding to continue his anti-Nazi work, primarily in Kiel. His poor living conditions and health while in hiding contributed to his death from scarlet fever in Ratzeburg, just days after World War II had ended.
Lösch was born in Öhringen, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany). From 1908, he lived in Heidenheim, where he graduated from high school in 1925 and subsequently worked as an apprentice. From 1927 to 1930, Lösch studied at the University of Tübingen and at the University of Freiburg. Then from 1930 to 1931, he studied at the University of Bonn, where he was taught by Joseph Schumpeter, Walter Eucken, and Arthur Spiethoff. He earned a degree in economics from the University of Freiburg in 1931, and then a doctorate one year later from the University of Bonn.
Lösch studied demography and examined natural population growth in relation to its impact on labor supply and regional economic growth. This work then inspired Lösch to study the theory of production location. Lösch's work gained traction and global attention, earning him a Rockefeller scholarship. He visited the United States twice, in 1934 and 1936, where he studied the theories of the location of production and collected materials for his own research.
Lösch then worked at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy as a senior researcher between 1939 and 1945. While at the institute in 1940, Lösch published “Spatial Organization of the Economy” which received interest from the scientific community. The institute was evacuated from Kiel to Ratzeburg in October 1944 due to wartime conditions. During wartime, Lösch's health declined until he died of scarlet fever on May 30, 1945.
Lösch has been described as a creative yet stubborn by those who knew him. Although Lösch was born in Öhringen, he spent the majority of his childhood and later life in Heidenheim an der Brenz, which is something he was very proud of, mentioning that Heidenheim is the one place he feels at "home". During his time abroad in the United States, he received several offers to reside in the US during World War Two, however, declined these offers, saying "What will be the fate of Germany, if all of us leave the country?". After Lösch finished University, he moved to Kiel, Germany, to work as a part-time professor and researcher at Institut für Weltwirtschaft while his wife and family remained in Heidenheim.
In regard to his political and religious stance, Lösch was a part of the "Confessing Church" known as "Bekennende Kirche", which was a Protestant group against Nazi Germany under the ruling of Adolf Hitler. Being a Protestant who was openly in opposition towards Nazi Germany and Hitler put Lösch in a difficult situation where he had to choose between his moral integrity and surviving a grave period of political oppression.