Alexander Rüstow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Rüstow

German academic

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1885

Place of Birth: Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1963

Profession: economist, university teacher, sociologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alexander Rüstow (April 8, 1885 – June 30, 1963) was a German sociologist and economist.
In 1938 he originated the term neoliberalism at the Colloque Walter Lippmann.
He was one of the fathers of the "Social Market Economy" that shaped the economy of West Germany after World War II.
He is the grandnephew of Wilhelm Rüstow, the grandson of Cäsar Rüstow and the father of Dankwart Rustow.