Original scientific paper

THE FIRST GENERAL CENSUS IN THE HABSBURG MONARCHY IN 1857: CONCEPTION, METHODOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION OF CENSUS LABELS

Božena Vranješ Šoljan ; Odsjek za povijest, Filozofski fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

This article, which is based on original and secondary sources, analyzes
the first general census held in the Habsburg Monarchy in 1857. The author analyzes critically the conception and methodology of this census, and tests its value as a historical source. The article considers the historical context in which the census was taken, and likewise shows the most important theories of population and census-taking in this proto-statistical time period.

Keywords

Habsburg Monarchy; First General Population Census in 1857; Historical demography

Hrčak ID:

30612

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/30612

Publication date:

7.10.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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