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First published 1976

My Years with Ludwig von Mises

My Years with Ludwig von Mises by Margit von Mises is available as a free PDF and EPUB download at freecapitalists.org.

Author
Margit von Mises
First published
1976
Format
PDF and EPUB
Pages
193
ISBN
9780915513017
Publisher
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House
License
Published here by permission. The work itself reserves all rights; it is not Creative Commons.

Austrian theory & method

A moving account of her life with "Lu," from their first days in Vienna to his death in New York in 1973. The reader learns that Mises was a warm and gentle husband, in addition to being a great mind. The author reports interesting anecdotes on various encounters with famous economists and philosophers, both in Europe and the U.S. This is an intimate portrait no Mises admirer can be without.

She writes with disarming honesty about what it was like to be married to one of the century's great geniuses - and be involved in all aspects of his life. Mises himself was reticent to speak of his life, at least the personal aspects of it, so this first-hand account by his wife is indispensable, and an excellent piece of literature in its own right.

Margit was an amazing woman, and this is her thrilling memoire. You owe it to yourself to get to know her and her husband through her work.

The contents of this volume include:

  • 1. My Youth
  • 2. How We Met
  • 3. Life in Geneva
  • 4. Escape from Europe
  • 5. Our New Country
  • 6. Two Months in Mexico
  • 7. Life in New York
  • 8. The Story of Human Action
  • Illustrations
  • 9. Lu's Famous Seminar
  • 10. His Work and Influence
  • 11. Our Last Years Together

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193 pages, 17 chapters, and about 72,167 words in the edition this archive serves.
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Yes. This archive holds a free recorded reading (12 recordings, 7.1 hours). It streams in the browser or downloads as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
Who wrote My Years with Ludwig von Mises?
Margit Serény von Mises (1890–1993) was an actress from Hamburg and the wife of Ludwig von Mises. They met in 1925 and married on July 6, 1938.

What's in it

14 chapters · 72,167 words · page numbers are this file's

  1. Prefacep. 8
  2. Chapter I. My Youthp. 12
  3. Chapter II. How We Metp. 22
  4. Chapter III. Life in Genevap. 40
  5. Chapter IV. Escape from Europep. 58
  6. Chapter V. Our New Countryp. 64
  7. Chapter VI. Two Months in Mexicop. 76
  8. Chapter VII. Life in New Yorkp. 86
  9. Chapter VIII. The Story of Human Actionp. 104
  10. Chapter IX. Lu's Famous Seminarp. 134
  11. Chapter X. His Work and Influencep. 144
  12. Chapter XI. Our Last Years Togetherp. 170
  13. Appendix Onep. 184
  14. Appendix Twop. 188
Portrait of Margit von Mises

About the author

Margit von Mises 1890–1993

Margit Serény von Mises (1890–1993) was an actress from Hamburg and the wife of Ludwig von Mises. They met in 1925 and married on July 6, 1938. Read more about Margit von Mises.