Eberhard H. Gothein (29 October 1853 in Neumarkt – 13 November 1923 in Berlin) was a German economist and historian.

He was a representative of the liberal-positivist opposition against the Prussian historical school of Treitschke and Sybel, which was prevalent in Germany.

Gothein was the author of valuable works on cultural and economic history, primarily of the 15th to 17th centuries.

[2][3][4] On 29 October 1853, Gothein was born in Neumarkt, Silesia, Prussia.

Gothein studied history, arts and economics at the University of Wrocław and the Heidelberg University until 1877, when he obtained his Ph.D. Gothein finished his habilitation in 1878 in Wrocław.