Known in Russia as Andrej Karlowitsch Schtorch. Russian economist, he was born in Riga and educated in Heidelberg and Jena Universities. He made a career in Russian education, including reading an economy course to Grand Dukes Nikolas (future czar Nicholas I) and Mikhail. He became a Vice-President of the Academy of Science and was a member of 21 Academies and Scientific societies all over the world. He laid specific emphasis not only on the processes of production and circulation of goods, but in particular on the cultural environment in which the economic process can take place. From this vantage point, he developed a system of political economy in which he also addressed the issue of which role different methods could play. In this short article, his view on the use of mathematics or algebraic methods in particular is discussed.
Known in Russia as Andrej Karlowitsch Schtorch. Russian economist, he was born in Riga and educated in Heidelberg and Jena Universities. He made a career in Russian education, including reading an economy course to Grand Dukes Nikolas (future czar Nicholas I) and Mikhail. He became a Vice-President of the Academy of Science and was a member of 21 Academies and Scientific societies all over the world. He laid specific emphasis not only on the processes of production and circulation of goods, but in particular on the cultural environment in which the economic process can take place. From this vantage point, he developed a system of political economy in which he also addressed the issue of which role different methods could play. In this short article, his view on the use of mathematics or algebraic methods in particular is discussed.
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