Walter Eucken

Walter Eucken
Born	(1891-01-17)17 January 1891 Jena, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Died	20 March 1950(1950-03-20) (aged 59) London, UK
Nationality	German
Academic career
Institution	University of Freiburg, University of Tübingen
Field	Macroeconomics
School or tradition	Freiburg school
Alma mater	University of Kiel, University of Bonn, University of Jena
Influences	Edmund Husserl
Contributions	Ordoliberalism

Walter Eucken (German: [ˈɔʏkŋ̍]; 17 January 1891 – 20 March 1950) was a German economist of the Freiburg school and father of ordoliberalism. He is closely linked with the development of the concept of "social market economy".