Kārlis Balodis

Kārlis Balodis
Born (1864-06-20)20 June 1864
"Bilstiņi" estate, Koknese parish, Governorate of Livonia Russian empire
Died 13 January 1931(1931-01-13) (aged 66)
Rīga,  Latvia
Alma mater University of Tartu
University of Jena
University of Munich
University of Strasbourg
Occupation Economist
Financist
Demographist
Statistician

Kārlis Balodis (German: Carl Ballod; June 20, 1864 January 13, 1931) was a notable Latvian economist, financist, statistician and demographist. Most notably, he is the author of civilian rationing, which was first used in Germany during the First World War. Balodis has received the Grand Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as Dmitry Tolstoy Prize.

Career

Between 1884 and 1887 Kārlis studied theology at the University of Tartu. In 1888, he was sent to Brazil to work as a Lutheran minister. In 1891 and 1892, he studied geography at the University of Jena. Between 1893 and 1895, he worked as a minister in the Ural Mountains region, and wrote his first researches on demography and statistics. In 1895, he started studying economics at the University of Munich.

After 1899, Balodis worked as an associate professor at the University of Berlin. In 1905, he became an employee of Prussian Statistics Office, and in 1908, he started work at the German Federal Ministry of Finance. In 1918 he became the first chairman of the Pro Palestinian Committee. In 1919, he worked on the civilian rationing system.

After the war Balodis returned to Latvia, where he became a professor at the University of Latvia. In 1928, he became a member of the Parliament of Latvia.

Ballod-Atlanticus

Balodis was also known as Ballod-Atlanticus after he adopted the name Atlanticus from Francis Bacon's book Nova Atlantis (1627). Under this name he published the utopian book Der Zukunftsstaat: Produktion und Konsum im Sozialstaat (The Future State: Production and Consumption in the Socialist State) in 1898.

Published works

Balodis primarily wrote in German.

External links

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