Adolf Wagner

German economist. The main representative of the new historiography school. Born in Herun, Germany. 1857 received a doctorate from Goldberg university. He was a professor at Vienna Business School, Hamburg University, Freiburg University and Berlin University. He is a member of the lower house and the upper house of the Prussian parliament.

Wagner advocated liberalism in the early days, and later turned to criticize liberal economics. He emphasized the decisive role of legal relationship in economic life, and believed that property right and contractual relationship were based on law, so he advocated amending the law to improve the whole society. He emphasized the role of the state in economic life, which is the pillar of social progress, and advocated "national socialism", which opposed both classical political economy and Marxism.

He has made extensive research on banking, statistics and finance. Based on his theory, he actively participated in the political activities at that time, was an important figure in the Christian Socialist Party and the Evangelical Conference, one of the founders of the Social Policy Association, and a staunch supporter of Bismarck's policy. He is the author of A Reader of Political Economy, Finance, Principles of Political Economy, Social Policy Thought, Socialist Forum and National Socialism.