Historical Social Network

Overview

Socio-Economic History Social Network Analysis Crowdsourcing / Citizens’ science Gamification Photos Newspapers Historical Documents (e.g. Notarial sources; Census records; Ecclesiastical documents; Correspondence)

Population sources allow the understanding of the social and economic evolution of the past. This project is devoted to the development of technologies (i.e. computer vision, record linkage, crowdsourcing/gamesourcing platforms, etc.) to create historical social networks thanks to the linkage of citizens registered in population documents. In addition, this network is enriched with other kind of documents, including historical photographs, newspapers, music scores, etc.

Project partners

With financial support by