Hans Sennholz
Life and Work
- 3. Februar 1922
- 23. Juni 2007
- Generation 4
Stations
- 1922Birth
Born on 3 February 1922 in Bergkamen.
- 1942–1945Luftwaffe Pilot, Prisoner of War in the USA
Luftwaffe pilot (Messerschmitt Bf 109) in the Second World War; shot down over North Africa on 31 August 1942 and subsequently held as a US prisoner of war until the end of the war (latterly on a farm in Wilson, Arkansas). Iron Cross.
- 1948Studies at the University of Marburg (Diplom-Volkswirt)
Studied at the University of Marburg and graduated as a Diplom-Volkswirt (graduate economist).
- 1949Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.), University of Cologne
Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) at the University of Cologne in 1949.
- 1955Ph.D. at New York University
Completed his Ph.D. in 1955 at New York University, as the first American Ph.D. student of Ludwig von Mises.
- 1956–1992Professorship at Grove City College
Professor at Grove City College in Pennsylvania from 1956 to 1992.
- 1969"The Great Depression"
Publication of "The Great Depression" (1969); an application of Austrian business cycle theory to the Great Depression.[1]
- 1992–1997President of the Foundation for Economic Education
President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), based in Irvington-on-Hudson (New York), from 1992 to 1997.
- 2007Death
Died on 23 June 2007 in Grove City (Pennsylvania).
Influences
- 1949–1955
Translated numerous writings of Mises from German into English and thereby contributed substantially to the spread of Austrian monetary and business cycle theory in the English-speaking world.[1]
- 1981peter-boettke
Ein Kurs bei Sennholz am Grove City College weckte Boettkes Interesse an Ökonomie und an der Wiener Schule.
- —Ron Paul(1935–living) · US-Libertarismus
Ron Paul (US Congressman, libertarian presidential candidate in 2008/2012) traces his interest in economics back to his personal encounter with Sennholz.[2]
- —Mont Pèlerin Society · Sammelknoten Mont Pèlerin Society
Mitglied der Mont Pèlerin Society – im klassisch-liberalen Netzwerk geführt.
Hans Sennholz in the context of the School as a whole: five generations, their teacher-student lineages, circles and collegial ties.
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Places of Activity
The Books
Essays, Reviews, Lectures
- APA
- Hans Sennholz. (n.d.). Edited by mises.at and scholarium. Accessed October 17, 2026, from https://mises.co/hans-sennholz
- Chicago
- “Hans Sennholz.” n.d. Edited by mises.at and scholarium. Accessed October 17, 2026. https://mises.co/hans-sennholz.
- German historical style
- Hans Sennholz, edited by mises.at and scholarium, https://mises.co/hans-sennholz (accessed October 17, 2026).