Johann Karl Rodbertus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Karl Rodbertus

economist from Germany

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1805

Place of Birth: Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Dec-1875

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: Germany, German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Johann Karl Rodbertus (August 12, 1805, Greifswald, Swedish Pomerania – December 6, 1875, Jagetzow), also known as Karl Rodbertus-Jagetzow, was a German economist and socialist and a leading member of the Linkes Zentrum (centre-left) in the Prussian national assembly.
He defended the labor theory of value as well as the view, as an inference from that, that interest or profit is theft.
He believed that capitalist economies tend toward overproduction.