Height of Soldiers in Austria-Hungary (Habsburg Monarchy), 1713-1929 (ICPSR 4280)

Published: Jul 20, 2006

Principal Investigator(s):
John Komlos, University of Munich. Department of Economics

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04280.v1

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Project Description

Summary

This data collection was designed to ascertain the physical stature of the male population of Austria-Hungary (Habsburg Monarchy) from the eighteenth century to the twentieth century. The data supply information on soldiers' age, year of birth, height, place of residence, skill level, and urban residence.

Citation

Komlos, John. Height of Soldiers in Austria-Hungary (Habsburg Monarchy), 1713-1929 . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-07-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04280.v1

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Subject Terms

body height physical appearance physical characteristics

Geographic Coverage

Austria Hungary Global

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1713 -- 1929

Date of Collection

1983 -- 1984

Methodology

Sample

inap.

Universe

Soldiers of the Austrian-Hungarian (Habsburg) monarchy born from 1713 to 1929.

Unit(s) of Observation

individual

Data Source

Kriegsarchiv Vienna, Austria. Musterlisten, Standestabellen (1770-1819)

Kriegsarchiv Vienna, Austria. Grundbücher (1820-1867)

Kriegsarchiv Vienna, Austria. Stellungslisten (1867-1913)

Hadtönéti Levéltár, Budapest, Hungary. Kiegészitö parancsnokságok állitási lajstroma (1867-1945)

Data Type(s)

administrative records data

Version(s)

Original Release Date

2006-07-20

Version Date

2006-07-20

Notes

Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.

This study is provided by ICPSR. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.