Emil Sax

Emil Sax (8 February 1845 – 25 March 1927) was an Austrian economist from Javorník, Austrian Silesia.

He was professor of economics at the Charles University in Prague from 1879-93, and after it was split in 1882, he first became Dean of the Law College and later Rector for the German Charles-Ferdinand University. As Rector he was also ex-officio of the, and he was an elected member of the Imperial Council (Austria) from 1879-85. He died in Volosko, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Literary works

 * "Die Wohnungszustände der arbeitenden Klassen und ihre Reform" (Vienna 1869);
 * "Der Neubau Wiens im Zusammenhang mit der Donauregulierung" (das. 1869);
 * "Über Lagerhäuser und Lagerscheine" (das. 1869);
 * "Die Ökonomik der Eisenbahnen" (das. 1870);
 * "Die Verkehrsmittel in Volks- und Staatswirtschaft" (das. 1878-79, 2 Bde.);
 * "Das Wesen und die Aufgaben der Nationalökonomie" (das. 1883);
 * "Grundlegung der theoretischen Staatswirtschaft" (das. 1887)