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Population history in Northern Germany between enlightenment (Aufklärung) and the eve of the 1848 German revolution (Vormärz)

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA8185 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8185
Abstract: The lack of a recent summarizing description of population density in Germany that contains detailed information of pre-industrial times motivated the author of this study to undertake an analysis of population history of Northern Germany between 1740 and 1840. The goal of the study is to analyze the development of population regarding different aspects of population history and historical demographics. The author tries to connect geographic data with family data and then he relates it with economic, political and cultural development. The main part of the study ‘population dynamics’ gives an ... more
Topics: HISTORY

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 1740 - 1840
Geographic coverage: Historical German lands (-1871) (DQDE) |
Number of Units: 100
Mode of Data Collection: Data collection from official statistics and church registers
Analysis System(s): Excel
Number of Variables: 1151

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Gehrmann, Rolf -
Publication year: 2007
DOI: 10.4232/1.8185
Study number: ZA8185
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8185
Version history: ... more

Reference publications

Publications: Gehrmann, Rolf: Bevölkerungsgeschichte Norddeutschlands zwischen Aufklärung und Vormärz. Berlin: Verlag Arno Spitz GmbH.
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