Silvio Gesell
German economist and merchant
Johann Silvio Gesell was a German-Argentine economist, merchant, and the founder of Freiwirtschaft, an economic model for market socialism. In 1900 he founded the magazine Geld-und Bodenreform, but it soon closed for financial reasons. Wikipedia
Born: March 17, 1862, Saint Vith, Belgium
Died: March 11, 1930 (age 67 years), Oranienburg, Germany
Influenced by: Henry George, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, and Theodor Hertzka
Full name: Johann Silvio Gesell
Nationality: German
School or tradition: Freiwirtschaft; Market socialism