ABSTRACT
Joseph Schumpeter was struggled with his book on the history of economics, and puzzlement over economic theory still occupied much of his time. The appearance of a life-threatening disease naturally created consternation in the Schumpeter household. Friends and colleagues noted that Schumpeter was greatly distressed by his wife's illness and became uncommonly solicitous in all matters concerning her during his last year and a half. His worship of the Hasen also continued to entail work with his second wife's diary. Schumpeter's chapter surveyed the history of the concept of the entrepreneur and treated some aspects of the history of enterprise; it also commented on the role of economic theory in entrepreneurial history: In the handling of old and new facts, the historian will gain from keeping in touch with theorists. Schumpeter had many other plans beyond the three books he was writing on.
