Back هاينريش شورتز ARZ Henrix Şurts Azerbaijani Heinrich Schurtz German Шурц, Генрих Russian Heinrich Schurtz Swedish
Heinrich Schurtz | |
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| Born | 11 December 1863 |
| Died | 2 May 1903 (aged 39) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Leipzig University (PhD) |
| Institutions | Leipzig University Overseas Museum, Bremen |
| Doctoral advisor | Friedrich Ratzel |
| Notable students | Leo Frobenius |
Main interests | Philosophy, anthropology |
Notable ideas | Inside-money, outside-money, Männerbünde |
Heinrich Schurtz (born 11 December 1863 in Zwickau; died 2 May 1903 in Bremen) was a German ethnologist and cultural historian. A prolific writer and museum curator, his 1902 work Altersklassen und Männerbünde is still cited today for its groundbreaking emphasis on the central role of associations in the social organization of non-European peoples. He is also known for his pioneering analyses of money, exchange, and the cultural foundations of economic life. His 1898 treatise, Grundriss einer Entstehungsgeschichte des Geldes (An Outline of the Origins of Money)[1] was a foundational text for economic historians, anthropologists, and philosophers exploring the origins and functions of money, influencing figures such as Georg Simmel, Max Weber, Marcel Mauss, and Karl Polanyi.[2]
- ^ Schurtz, Heinrich (2024). Martino, Enrique; Schmidt, Mario (eds.). An Outline of the Origins of Money. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9781914363078.
- ^ Hudson, Michael (31 August 2024). "Michael Hudson: Debt, Economic Collapse and the Ancient World". Naked Capitalism.