When was Frank Fetter born?

Frank Fetter was born on 8 March 1863 in Peru.

What positions has Frank Fetter held?

Positions held by Frank Fetter include: president.

Where did Frank Fetter study?

Frank Fetter was educated at Indiana University, Cornell University, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.

Original uploader was DickClarkMises at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Suggest a better photo · Report

Frank Fetter

American economist (1863-1949)

नेपालीमा पढ्नुहोस् · हिंदी में पढ़ें

नेपाली · English · हिंदीRead in your language
CitedEvery fact sourced
Ad-freeNo ads, no tracking

Frank Albert Fetter (; March 8, 1863 – March 21, 1949) was an American economist of the Austrian School. Fetter's treatise, The Principles of Economics, contributed to an increased American interest in the Austrian School, including the theories of Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, Friedrich von Wieser, and Ludwig von Mises.

Quick facts

Born: 8 March 1863 wd
Place of birth: Peru wd
Died: 21 March 1949 wd
Place of death: Princeton wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: economist, university teacher, writer wd
Education: Indiana University, Cornell University, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg wd

Positions held wd

president

About

Fetter notably debated Alfred Marshall, presenting a theoretical reassessment of land as capital. Fetter's arguments have been credited with prompting mainstream economists to abandon the Georgist idea "that land is a unique factor of production and hence that there is any special need for a special theory of ground rent...." A proponent of the subjective theory of value, Fetter emphasized the importance of time preference and rebuffed Irving Fisher for abandoning the pure time preference theory of interest that Fisher had earlier espoused in his 1907 book, The Rate of Interest.

Questions

When was Frank Fetter born?: Frank Fetter was born on 8 March 1863 in Peru.
What positions has Frank Fetter held?: Positions held by Frank Fetter include: president.
Where did Frank Fetter study?: Frank Fetter was educated at Indiana University, Cornell University, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.

Sources

Last updated 31 October 2026 · facts checked 14 November 2026

Cite this page

"Frank Fetter". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/frank-fetter. Retrieved 15 November 2026.

Machine-readable versions: JSON · Markdown

Text from the Wikipedia article Frank Fetter, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Fetter.jpg — Original uploader was DickClarkMises at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Is this you, or do you work in this person's office? Claim this profile