Lecture Jan de Vries: Climate, economy and society in the Netherlands, 1579-1800

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Schilderij: winterlandschap met schaatsers van Hendrick Avercamp, ca. 1608. Bron: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Hendrick Avercamp, Winter landscape with ice skaters (c. 1608). Source: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

On 15 October, the Economic and Social History research group hosts Jan de Vries (University College Berkeley) for his lecture on climate, economy and society in the Netherlands between 1579 and 1800.

Local climate change and impact on economy and society

De Vries has constructed a series of annual data on winter temperatures in Holland, starting in 1579. He will explain the creation of this dataset but, more importantly, what the data can tell us about the changes in the local climate during the Little Ice Age.

He will also address its impact on the Dutch economy and society at a time when the Dutch dominated world trade and managed to become arguably the richest people in the world.

About Jan de Vries

Professor Emeritus De Vries is one of the most cited economic historians of his generation and famous for his work on both Dutch and European economic history. His books include (with Ad van der Woude) The First Modern Economy: Success, Failure, and Perseverance of the Dutch Economy, 1500-1815 (1997), The Industrious Revolution: Consumer Behavior and the Household Economy, 1650 to the Present (2008), and The Price of Bread: Regulating the Market in the Dutch Republic (2019).

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Location
Janskerkhof 2-3, room 0.21
Registration

No registration needed.