The Last Knight of Liberalism

Mises's colleagues in Europe called him the "last knight of liberalism" because he was the champion of an ideal of liberty they consider dead and gone in an age of central planning and socialism of all varieties. During his lifetime, they were largely correct. And thus the subtitle of this book. But he was not deterred in any respect: not in his scientific work, not in his writing or publishing, and not in his relentless fight against every form of statism. The last knight of liberalism triumphed.

This sweeping intellectual biography, constructed from original sources, captures the life and work of the 20th century's most astonishing dissident intellectual. Mises, born in 1881, taught in Europe and the Americas during his century, and died in 1973 just before a new era would vindicate his lifelong dedication to the ideals of liberty.

Mises's colleagues in Europe referred to him as the "last knight of liberalism" because he championed a vision of freedom that they considered extinct in an age of central planning and all varieties of socialism. During his lifetime, they were largely correct in this assessment. Yet Mises was undeterred, relentlessly fighting against every form of statism in his scientific work, writing, and publishing.

This book, with the apparatus of a great scholarly work but the drama of a classic novel, traces Mises's unwavering commitment to his ideals. Despite the prevailing intellectual climate of his time, which dismissed his views as antiquated, Mises remained steadfast in his defense of individual liberty. The subtitle of this book alludes to his triumph, as the dawn of a new epoch after his death would validate his life's work in the minds of millions around the world.

The author has crafted a sweeping intellectual biography of this 20th-century dissident intellectual, drawing from original sources to capture the full scope of Mises's life and thought. Born in 1881, Mises taught in Europe and the Americas, and passed away in 1973, just before a new era would emerge that would vindicate his lifelong dedication to the ideals of liberty.

Mises's colleagues in Europe saw him as the "last knight of liberalism," recognizing his unwavering championing of freedom in an age dominated by central planning and various forms of socialism. Though they were largely correct in this assessment during his lifetime, Mises remained undeterred, relentlessly fighting against statism in all its guises through his scientific work, writing, and publishing.

This book, blending the rigor of a great scholarly work with the drama of a classic novel, traces Mises's steadfast commitment to his principles. Even as his views were dismissed by the prevailing intellectual climate of his time, he remained steadfast in his defense of individual liberty. The subtitle of this book alludes to his ultimate triumph, as the dawn of a new era after his death would validate his life's work in the minds of millions across the world.

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