Emil Lederer

Emil Lederer (22 July 1882 – 29 May 1939) was a Bohemian-born German economist and sociologist.

For other people with the same last name, see Lederer.
Emil Lederer
Born(1882-07-22)22 July 1882
Pilsen, Bohemia
Died29 May 1939(1939-05-29) (aged 56)
New York City, United States
NationalityGerman
Academic career
InstitutionHumboldt University of Berlin
FieldEconomics, sociology
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Purged from his position at Humboldt University of Berlin in 1933 for being Jewish, Lederer fled into exile. He helped establish the "University in Exile" at the New School in New York City.

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