Population Reconstruction

 

Population Reconstruction by Gerrit Bloothooft (Utrecht University, Language, logic and information), Peter Christen (Australian National University), Kees Mandemakers (International Institute of Social History) and Marijn Schraagen (Utrecht University, Digital Humanities) explores the issues involved in using historical data in population reconstruction research.

From historical records to modern-day research

In working with historical records, researchers often have to deal with the fact that information can be scarce, ambiguous, fuzzy and/or erroneous. Population Reconstruction addresses the many problems that researchers encounter when aiming to identify people and reconstruct historical populations, and discusses the possible solutions that have been proposed for dealing with these issues. The studies and examples in Population Reconstruction originate from a range of countries, each with its own cultural and administrative characteristics. The focus ranges from medieval charters through historical censuses and vital registration, to the modern issue of privacy preservation.

Dr. ir. Gerrit Bloothooft
Dr Gerrit Bloothooft

Gerrit Bloothooft is a researcher at the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics. His research interests cover a wide range of topics in eHumanities, from language and speech technology, to onomastics, and historical record linkage.

Peter Christen is an associate professor in the Research School of Computer Science at the Australian National University. His research interests are data mining (with a focus on data matching) and privacy-preserving data sharing and mining.

Kees Mandemakers is a senior research fellow at the International Institute of Social History, where he directs the Historical Sample of the Netherlands.

Dr. Marijn Schraagen
Dr Marijn Schraagen

Marijn Schraagen is a researcher at the Digital Humanities Lab at Utrecht University. As an eHumanities researcher he is involved in record linkage and historical population reconstruction.

 

  • Title: Population Reconstruction
  • Editors: Gerrit Bloothooft, Peter Christen, Kees Mandemakers, Marijn Schraagen
  • ISBN: 978-3-319-19884-2
  • Publisher: Springer