Ignaz Jastrow (13 September 1856, Nakel - 2 May 1937,

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economist and historian.

Biography

He was educated at the universities of Breslau,

, and

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. He became a university

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at Berlin in 1885 and was

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's assistant in historical work. In 1904 he pursued industrial investigations in the

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, and in 1905 became

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of Administrative Science at Berlin. One daughter,

Elisabeth Jastrow Elisabeth Jastrow (October 7, 1890 – September 1981) was a German-born American classical archaeologist. Her research focus included arulae (small altars). Early life and education Elisabeth Anna Marie Jastrow (nickname, "Ebit" or "Ebith") was b ...

, was a classical archaeologist; the other Beate Jastrow Hahn, was an accomplished horticulturalist and author of 5 books. His granddaughter,

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Works

* * ''Geschichte des deutschen Einheitstraumes und seiner Erfüllung'' (1884; fourth edition, 1891) * ''Socialliberal'' (1893, second edition, 1894) * ''Die Einrichtung von Arbeitsnachweisverbänden'' (second edition, 1900) * ''Deutsche Geschichte im Zeitalter der Hohenstaufen'' (1879-1901), with George Winter * ''Kaufmannsbildung und Hochschulbildung'' (1907) * ''Bürgertum und Staatsverwaltung'' (1907) * ''Handelshochschulen'' (1909) * ''Gedächtnisrede auf Dunker'' (1911) * ''Arbeiterschutz'' (1912) * ''Geld und Kredit'' (1914) He edited the ''Jahresberichte der Geschichtswissenschaft'' (1881–94); ''Sociale Praxis'' (1895–97); ''Das Gewerbegericht'' (1896 et seq.); and ''Der Arbeitsmarkt'' (1897 et seq.).

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* 1856 births 1937 deaths People from Nakło nad Notecią 20th-century German historians German economists People from the Province of Posen University of Göttingen alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin University of Breslau alumni German male non-fiction writers 19th-century German historians {{Germany-historian-stub