Abstract
Abstract This paper concerns the construction of a new historical discipline in Sweden. I use the term construction because it was indeed a conscious construction process, which took several decades, and it was mainly the work of one man: the Swedish economist Eli F. Heckscher (1879–1952). Among economists, Heckscher is well known for his contribution to the Heckscher-Ohlin paradigm and for his theory on intermittently free goods.2 He is also internationally renowned for his great work Mercantilism, first published in 1931.3 In Sweden, he is perhaps better known for being the founding father of Swedish economic history. It is a well-known fact that Heckscher worked for decades to promote economic history in Sweden, and it has been assumed that the first chairs in economic history were mainly the result of Heckscher's promotional work. But the question of how he did this and which resources were needed in order to be able to found a new discipline has never been thoroughly investigated.4 Another interestin...
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