The origin of Joseph Alois Schumpeter's conceptof "innovating entrepreneur," which first appeared in his Theory ofEconomic Development in 1912, is considered. Most economists have assumedthe concept was original with Schumpeter, with anticipations in the work ofvarious nineteenth-century German...

Describes briefly the personal histories and important professional association of Gustav Schmoller and Friedrich Althoff emphasizing their innovatory period 1870-1882 at Strasburg.

Describes briefly the personal histories and important professional association of Gustav Schmoller and Friedrich Althoff emphasizing their innovatory period 1870‐1882 at Strasburg.