Salz, Arthur, 1881-1963

Arthur Salz was a professor of economics and sociology and author of many articles and books on economic theory and methodology.

Salz was born on December 31, 1881 in Staab, Bohemia (today Stod, Czech Republic) to Heinrich Salz and Rosa née Popper. He studied in Berlin and Munich. In 1903, he received his doctorate in political science (Doctor Rerum Politicarum), having studied under Lujo Brentano. He was the co-editor of Heidelberger Studien aus dem Institut für Sozial- und Staatswissenschaft and lectured at the Handelshochschule in Mannheim and at the Akademie der Arbeit in Frankfurt. In 1907, Salz took on a position as a lecturer at the University of Heidelberg and became an assistant professor there in 1916.

In 1912, he married Sophie Kantorowicz with whom he had three children, Beate, Judith, and Henry.

In 1933, Salz left his position at the University of Heidelberg under political pressure. He spent one year as a guest professor at the University of Cambridge and then immigrated to the United States. He took on a position as a professor of economics at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where he remained for the rest of his life. Salz died on August 10, 1963.

References

Strauss, H. A.; Röder, W.; Rosenblatt, B., Caplan, H. (1983). “Salz, Arthur.” International Biographical Dictionary of Central European émigrés 1933-1945. Vol. 2. p. 1015.

From the guide to the Arthur Salz Collection, 1912-1962, (Leo Baeck Institute)