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This project investigates the impact of elite knowledge and human capital on the development of Western society from 1000 to 1800 CE. It aims to create a database of scholars and analyze their contributions to advancements in techniques and institutions.
My aim is to determine the role of elite knowledge and upper-tail human capital (UTHC) in triggering the rise of the West. I propose to build a database of a large sample of academic scholars in Europe over the period 1000CE-1800CE.
Sources will be primary (published cartularia and matricula), secondary (books on the history of universities & academies), and tertiary (biographical dictionaries).
To measure the quality of scholars, these data will be matched with the existing catalogues of public…
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
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