Siegfried Becher (28 February 1806 – 4 March 1873) was an

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Biography

Becher was born in Planá (

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). He studied at

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and

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. In 1831, he entered government service. He was appointed professor at the

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, Vienna, in 1835. From 1848 to 1852, he was employed in the ministry of commerce, for which he made a trip of investigation in Germany and

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in 1849. He died in Vienna.

Works

* ''Das österreichische Münzwesen von 1524-1838 in historischer, statistischer und legislativer Hinsicht'' (two volumes, Vienna 1838) * ''Statistiche Uebersicht des Handels der österreichischen Monarchie mit dem Auslande während der Jahre 1829-38'' (Stuttgart 1841) * ''Ergebnisse des Handels- und Zolleinkommens der österreichischen Monarchie von den Jahren 1819–43'' (1846) * ''Die deutschen Zoll-und Handelsverhältnisse zur Anbahnung der österreichisch-deutschen Zoll-und Handelseinigung'' (Leipzig 1850) * ''Die Volkswirtschaft'' (Vienna 1853)

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References

* * 19th-century Austrian economists Austrian statisticians 1806 births 1873 deaths Academics of TU Wien Austrian people of German Bohemian descent German Bohemian people People from Planá Bohemian economists 19th-century Austrian male writers {{Austria-economist-stub