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The New International Encyclopædia/Becher, Siegfried

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659966The New International Encyclopædia — Becher, Siegfried

BECHER, Siegfried (1806-73). An Austrian political economist, born at Plan (Bohemia). He studied at Prague and Vienna, was appointed professor at the Polytechnic Institute, Vienna, in 1835, and from 1848 to 1852 was employed in the ministry of commerce. His works include Das österreichische Münzwesen von 1524-1838 (1838); Statistische Uebersicht des Handels der österreichischen Monarchie mit dem Auslande während der Jahre 1829-38 (1841); and Ergebnisse des Handels- und Zolleinkommens der österreichischen Monarchie von den Jahren 1819-43 (1846).