Friedrich List
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Friedrich List was a 19th-century German economist best known for his advocacy of national economic development and protectionist policies against free trade.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Friedrich List canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Friedrich List Context triple: [University of Tübingen, hasNotableAlumnus, Friedrich List]
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A.
Friedrich von Wieser
Friedrich von Wieser was an Austrian economist of the Austrian School known for his work on marginal utility, opportunity cost, and the theory of imputation.
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B.
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist renowned for his influential work on capital and interest theory and as a leading figure of the Austrian School of economics.
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C.
Carl Menger
Carl Menger was an Austrian economist and founder of the Austrian School, best known for developing the theory of marginal utility and subjective value.
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D.
Walter Eucken
Walter Eucken was a German economist and leading figure of the Freiburg School whose ideas laid the intellectual foundation for the postwar German social market economy.
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E.
Gustav Heckscher
Gustav Heckscher was a prominent member of the influential Heckscher family, known for his role in business and public life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Friedrich List Target entity description: Friedrich List was a 19th-century German economist best known for his advocacy of national economic development and protectionist policies against free trade.
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A.
Friedrich von Wieser
Friedrich von Wieser was an Austrian economist of the Austrian School known for his work on marginal utility, opportunity cost, and the theory of imputation.
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B.
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist renowned for his influential work on capital and interest theory and as a leading figure of the Austrian School of economics.
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C.
Carl Menger
Carl Menger was an Austrian economist and founder of the Austrian School, best known for developing the theory of marginal utility and subjective value.
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D.
Walter Eucken
Walter Eucken was a German economist and leading figure of the Freiburg School whose ideas laid the intellectual foundation for the postwar German social market economy.
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E.
Gustav Heckscher
Gustav Heckscher was a prominent member of the influential Heckscher family, known for his role in business and public life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ politician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| advocated |
customs union among German states
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railway development in Germany ⓘ state support for industrialization ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1789-08-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Württemberg
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Reutlingen ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| citizenship |
German Confederation
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Kingdom of Württemberg ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1846-11-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
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surface form:
Austrian Empire
Kufstein ⓘ Tyrol ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | List ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic policy
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international trade theory ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| givenName |
Friedrich
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Georg ⓘ |
| ideology |
economic nationalism
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protectionism ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian developmental state strategies
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German historical school of economics ⓘ development economics ⓘ economic nationalism in Germany ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander Hamilton
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German historical school of economics ⓘ
surface form:
German historical school of economics (early currents)
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| knownFor |
advocacy of national economic development
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critique of classical free trade theory ⓘ development of the national system of political economy ⓘ theory of infant industry protection ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| name | Friedrich List self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | The National System of Political Economy ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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journalist ⓘ politician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The National System of Political Economy
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surface form:
Das nationale System der politischen Ökonomie
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| positionHeld |
member of the Württemberg Chamber of Deputies
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professor of political economy at the University of Tübingen ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfNotableWork | 1841 ⓘ |
| theory |
infant industry argument for temporary protection
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national system of political economy ⓘ |
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