Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Oct 3, 2022
Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fal... more Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fall ofConstantinople in 1453. To construct this timeline of universities, we used information providedby Frijhoff in his book "A History of the University in Europe" (1996) and by Rashdall in his book”The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages” (1895). We also consulted Hermans and Nelissen(2005) and Verger and Charle (2012). These works attempt to define the dates of the foundation ofthe different universities.
This note summarizes our research into the group of scholars and literati who were at the Accadem... more This note summarizes our research into the group of scholars and literati who were at the Accademia della Crusca from 1583 to 1800.
This note is a summary description of the set of literati whowere members of the Royal Academy of... more This note is a summary description of the set of literati whowere members of the Royal Academy of Sciences aof Lisbon from its inception in 1779 to the eve of the Industrial Revolution (1800).
In our universities, many places have names after great scholars of all times. For example, in ou... more In our universities, many places have names after great scholars of all times. For example, in our region,we find: Place Montesquieu, Auditorium Erasmus, Justus Lipsius Straat, etc. A small minority of places are named after women. This is true in any country. Now, more and more universities adopt the following political statement: increasing the visibility of women in the public domain is one of the possible levers to promote equality between women and men. To help administrators of European Universities in this task, we provide here a list ofwomen who were either professors at a university or member of an science academy before the year 1800. These women from the past started to blaze the trail, and it is to them that we must look for inspiration. This list is an updated version of the appendix to our paper David de la Croix, Mara Vitale, Women in European academia before 1800 — religion, marriage, and human capital, European Review of Economic History, 2023;, heac023, https://doi...
We document the participation of women in European academia from the first universities to the ev... more We document the participation of women in European academia from the first universities to the eve of the Industrial Revolution. A total of 108 women taught at universities or were members of academies of arts and sciences. Most of them were active in Catholic southern Europe-an unexpected result. We conjecture that Protestantism left less room for women at the top of the distribution of human capital to exercise their talent. The percentage of ever-married female scholars is 79%, but a large fraction of them remained childless. Comparing them with 58,995 male scholars, we find that they were on average better.
This note summarizes our research into the group of scholars and literati who were at the Univers... more This note summarizes our research into the group of scholars and literati who were at the University of Pavia until 1800, or were connected with it.
Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fal... more Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fall ofConstantinople in 1453. To construct this timeline of universities, we used information providedby Frijhoff in his book "A History of the University in Europe" (1996) and by Rashdall in his book”The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages” (1895). We also consulted Hermans and Nelissen(2005) and Verger and Charle (2012). These works attempt to define the dates of the foundation ofthe different universities.
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Oct 3, 2022
Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fal... more Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fall ofConstantinople in 1453. To construct this timeline of universities, we used information providedby Frijhoff in his book "A History of the University in Europe" (1996) and by Rashdall in his book”The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages” (1895). We also consulted Hermans and Nelissen(2005) and Verger and Charle (2012). These works attempt to define the dates of the foundation ofthe different universities.
This note summarizes our research into the group of scholars and literati who were at the Accadem... more This note summarizes our research into the group of scholars and literati who were at the Accademia della Crusca from 1583 to 1800.
This note is a summary description of the set of literati whowere members of the Royal Academy of... more This note is a summary description of the set of literati whowere members of the Royal Academy of Sciences aof Lisbon from its inception in 1779 to the eve of the Industrial Revolution (1800).
In our universities, many places have names after great scholars of all times. For example, in ou... more In our universities, many places have names after great scholars of all times. For example, in our region,we find: Place Montesquieu, Auditorium Erasmus, Justus Lipsius Straat, etc. A small minority of places are named after women. This is true in any country. Now, more and more universities adopt the following political statement: increasing the visibility of women in the public domain is one of the possible levers to promote equality between women and men. To help administrators of European Universities in this task, we provide here a list ofwomen who were either professors at a university or member of an science academy before the year 1800. These women from the past started to blaze the trail, and it is to them that we must look for inspiration. This list is an updated version of the appendix to our paper David de la Croix, Mara Vitale, Women in European academia before 1800 — religion, marriage, and human capital, European Review of Economic History, 2023;, heac023, https://doi...
We document the participation of women in European academia from the first universities to the ev... more We document the participation of women in European academia from the first universities to the eve of the Industrial Revolution. A total of 108 women taught at universities or were members of academies of arts and sciences. Most of them were active in Catholic southern Europe-an unexpected result. We conjecture that Protestantism left less room for women at the top of the distribution of human capital to exercise their talent. The percentage of ever-married female scholars is 79%, but a large fraction of them remained childless. Comparing them with 58,995 male scholars, we find that they were on average better.
This note summarizes our research into the group of scholars and literati who were at the Univers... more This note summarizes our research into the group of scholars and literati who were at the University of Pavia until 1800, or were connected with it.
Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fal... more Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fall ofConstantinople in 1453. To construct this timeline of universities, we used information providedby Frijhoff in his book "A History of the University in Europe" (1996) and by Rashdall in his book”The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages” (1895). We also consulted Hermans and Nelissen(2005) and Verger and Charle (2012). These works attempt to define the dates of the foundation ofthe different universities.
We document the participation of women in European academia from the rst universities to the eve ... more We document the participation of women in European academia from the rst universities to the eve of the Industrial Revolution. 108 women taught at universities or were members of academies of arts and sciences. Most of them were active in Catholic southern Europe an unexpected result. We conjecture that Protestantism left less room for women at the top of the distribution of human capital to exercise their talent. The percentage of ever-married female scholars is 79%, but a large fraction of them remained childless. We measure the quality of women in academia through their publications. Comparing them to 52,000 male scholars, we nd that they were on average better, suggesting some form of discrimination.
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