Height and Social Status in Eighteenth-Century Germany

Examines the height of German youth in the late eighteenth century, and documents the very large differences in height between the lower and upper classes. Shows that the height of the upper class did not decline at the end of the 18th century as did that of the common men.

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Authors:	Komlos, John
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	height \| social status \| Germany \| 18th century

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Series:	Articles by John Komlos.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Data has been deposited in ICPSR data archive, no. 09720. published in Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 1990, 20, 607-621
Classification:	I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior ; N33 - Europe: Pre-1913
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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