Franz Oppenheimer

Franz Oppenheimer
Franz Oppenheimer in 1936.
Born	(1864-03-30)March 30, 1864 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	September 30, 1943(1943-09-30) (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, US
Nationality	German
Academic career
Field	Social economy, sociology
School or tradition	Liberal socialism
Alma mater	University of Kiel
Influences	David Ricardo, Henry George, Ludwig Gumplowicz
Contributions	Conquest theory of state formation

Franz Oppenheimer (March 30, 1864 – September 30, 1943) was a German Jewish sociologist and political economist, who published also in the area of the fundamental sociology of the state.