past events

19 June 2017, 12:01-13:00

Biohistory Seminar: "Social and cultural differentials in fertility before the fertility decline in Copenhagen through the 1880 census"

In this BioHistory Seminar, Bárbara A. Revuelta-Eugercios will present her work with Anne Løkke on exploring social and cultural differences in fertility behaviour prior to onset of the fertility decline in Copenhagen.

28 Nov. 2016, 12:01-13:00

BioHistory Seminar: "Demographic Avant-Garde: Determinants of Early Fertility and Mortality Transition among Jews in Bohemia between 18th and 20th Centuries"

At this BioHistory Seminar Jana Vobecká (Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences) will present her research on Bohemian Jews as forerunners in the process of the demographic transition.

25 Oct. 2016, 12:00-13:00

BioHistory Seminar: "Mapping Copenhagen 1890-1923. Potentials of the Police Register files"

In recent years, the Copenhagen Stadsarkiv has transcribed the Politietsregisterblade records, that contain information on almost 2 million citizens. At this BioHistory Seminar Mikkel Thelle will present the potentials of the Police Register files.

17 Oct. - 18 Oct. 2016

EHPS-Net Meeting Working Group 5 and 6 on “Modern Data & Health”

Academy of Sciences, H.C. Andersens Boulevard 35, Copenhagen, Denmark

13 Oct. 2016, 12:00-13:00

BioHistory Seminar: "Socioeconomic dimensions of diet and health during the 20th century: A longitudinal study"

At this BioHistory Seminar Stefan Öberg will present a Swedish research project into the socioeconomic dimensions of diet and health during the 20th century.

26 Sept. 2016

International Seminar “A comparison of the Danish and Norwegian experiences in building historical life course databases”

Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, Room 24.0.47

13 Sept. 2016, 12:00-14:00

BioHistory Seminar: "The fertility transition in the Basque Country during Franco's Regime (1940-1970)"

Josu Hernando (visiting PhD Fellow at Copenhagen Centre for Health Research in the Humanities, Saxo Institute) will present his research project on diversification of fertility decline in the Basque Country during the Franco Regime.

14 June 2016, 12:00-13:15

BioHistory Seminar: "Picturing Fatness, c. 1850-1998"

Anne Katrine Kleberg Hansen (CoRe, Saxo Institute) will present her research on visual depictions of ‘fatness’ in a historical perspective, and how these images have formed medical knowledge on the subject. PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE LOCATION HAS BEEN ALTERED TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM IN BUILDING 23, 5TH FLOOR, KUA1.

19 Apr. 2016, 12:00-13:30

The 1880-Census as a Source for the Usage of Middle Names in the 19th Century Denmark

At this BioHistory Seminar Lars-Jakob Harding Kællerød will talk about his PhD project on the establishment of the surname-typological middle name in Denmark in the 19th century.

15 Mar. 2016, 12:00-13:15

BioHistory Seminar: Life and Death in the City

At this BioHistory Seminar Joseph Molitoris (Department of Sociology, UCPH) will present his research on the causes and consequences of the fertility transition and living standards during industrialization in Stockholm, 1878-1926.

17 Sept. 2015, 12:00-13:00

BioHistory Seminar: Initiatives against inequality in the fight against epidemics

Noelia M. Martín-Espinosa (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain) will present her research into the World Health Organization’s (WHO) initiative in the 1960s to counteract polio epidemics.

28 May 2015, 12:00-13:15

Insurance claims of two friendly societies in Gothenburg, 1890-1960

At this BioHistory Seminar Helene Castenbrandt, Saxo Institute, will present her ongoing studies of morbidity using data from Swedish sickness funds. All interested are welcome.

30 Apr. 2015, 12:00-13:30

The Copenhagen Historical Population Database, 1880-1885: socio-economic status and lifecourse in the city

How hard were the lives of the poor urban population in the late nineteenth century? Barbara Revuelta Eugercios will address this question when presenting her latest research on the Copenhagen Historical Population Database at this BioHistory seminar.

13 Nov. 2014, 12:00-13:15

Reduced mortality - increased morbidity?

At this BioHistory seminar Helene Castenbrandt will present her project on morbidity and sickness funds in Sweden in the period 1890-1960. All interested are welcome.

BioHistory Group

Density and Connectivity: Land Use in Mid-Nineteenth-Century New York

From deadly disease to mild ailments

Weighting babies

A new perspective on the urban penalty

Biohistory Seminar: "Social and cultural differentials in fertility before the fertility decline in Copenhagen through the 1880 census"

BioHistory Seminar: "Demographic Avant-Garde: Determinants of Early Fertility and Mortality Transition among Jews in Bohemia between 18th and 20th Centuries"

BioHistory Seminar: "Mapping Copenhagen 1890-1923. Potentials of the Police Register files"

EHPS-Net Meeting Working Group 5 and 6 on “Modern Data & Health”

BioHistory Seminar: "Socioeconomic dimensions of diet and health during the 20th century: A longitudinal study"

International Seminar “A comparison of the Danish and Norwegian experiences in building historical life course databases”

BioHistory Seminar: "The fertility transition in the Basque Country during Franco's Regime (1940-1970)"

BioHistory Seminar: "Picturing Fatness, c. 1850-1998"

The 1880-Census as a Source for the Usage of Middle Names in the 19th Century Denmark

BioHistory Seminar: Life and Death in the City

BioHistory Seminar: Initiatives against inequality in the fight against epidemics

Insurance claims of two friendly societies in Gothenburg, 1890-1960

The Copenhagen Historical Population Database, 1880-1885: socio-economic status and lifecourse in the city

Reduced mortality - increased morbidity?