Biography of Wilhelm Röpke

Wilhelm Röpke (* 10. October 1899 in Schwarmstedt; † 12. February 1966 in Geneva) was a deutscher Ökonom, einer der geistigen Väter der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft. He was 66 years old. He was married to Eva Röpke. He studied at University of Marburg. He worked at University of Marburg, Istanbul University, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Friedrich Schiller University Jena and University of Geneva. He was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was buried at Cologny.