Friedrich Falke (1871–1948) was a German agricultural economist whose career bridged Germany and Türkiye, leaving a lasting impact on agricultural education and rural policy. After earning his doctorate at Halle University in 1895 with a dissertation on the digestibility of hay proteins, he held influential academic and governmental positions, including Ministerialrat in Saxony during World War I and later professor at Leipzig. From 1932 to 1938, he served as Rector of the Higher Institute of Agriculture in Ankara, where he trained prominent Turkish scholars and shaped the country’s agricultural curriculum. Falke authored significant works such as General Economics (1938b) and The Nature of the Peasant (1935a), emphasising the human-centred, nature-bound character of economics and the central role of peasants in national development. Advocating labour-based rather than capital-intensive strategies, particularly for Türkiye, he highlighted peasants’ productivity and resilience. His legacy endures in agricultural education and rural development.