Did elite human capital trigger the rise of the West? Insights from a new database of European scholars

Project Information

UTHC

Grant agreement ID: 883033

DOI

10.3030/883033

EC signature date 20 April 2020

Start date 1 January 2021

End date 31 December 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 311 263,00

EU contribution

€ 1 311 263,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
Belgium

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Publications

Non-peer reviewed articles (103)

Scholars and Literati at the School of Sorø (1586–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 14, 2024, Page(s) 17-23, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM (UCLouvain)
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v14i0/soro

Scholars and Literati at the University of Gießen (1607–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 2, 2021, Page(s) 31-37, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v2i0/giessen

Scholars and Literati at the University of Modena (1175–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 9, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 25-32, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v9i0/umodena

Scholars and Literati at the University of Toulouse (1229–1793)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Alice Fabre
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 8, (2022), 2023, Page(s) 53-63, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES - LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v8i0/utoulouse

Scholars and Literati at the College of Polotsk (1580–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Anna-Maria Gokpi
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue vol. 12 (2024), 2024, Page(s) 27-33, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v12i0/polotsk

Scholars and Literati at the Old University of Aberdeen (1495–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Hugo Jay
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue Vol. 4 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 27-34, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES

Scholars and Literati at the Academy of Georgofili (1753 – 1800)

Author(s): Blandine Clément, Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 11, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 1-8, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v11i0/ageorgofili

Scholars and Literati at the Batavian Society for Experimental Philosophy in Rotterdam (1769–1800)

Author(s): Blandine Clément, David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorium totius Europae, Issue vol. 11 (February 2024), 2024, Page(s) 43-48, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v11i0/rotterdam

Scholars and Literati at the University of Perugia (1308–1800)

Author(s): Filippo Manfredini, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorium totius Europae, Issue vol. 12 (2024), 2024, Page(s) 9-17, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v12i0/perugia

Scholars and Literati at the Lubranski College in Poznan (1519–1780)

Author(s): David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 4 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 45-51, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES

Scholars and Literati at the University of Vilnius (1578–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Anna Maria Gkopi
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 14, 2024, Page(s) 1-8, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v14i0/uvilnius

Scholars and Literati at the University of Bourges (1464–1793)

Author(s): David De la Croix
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 13, 2024, Page(s) 7-16, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v13i0/bourges

Are Scholars’ Wages Correlated with their Human Capital?

Author(s): David de la Croix, Frédéric Docquier, Alice Fabre, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 10, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 9-15, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v10i0/wages

Scholars and Literati at the University of Salamanca (1218–1800)

Author(s): Mare Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 7, (2022), 2022, Page(s) 1-9, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v7i0/salamanca

Scholars and Literati at the National Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Bordeaux (1712-1793)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Fanny Dock
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 4 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 9-17, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES

Scholars and Literati at the University of Cracow (1364–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Gaia Spolverini
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 6, (2022), 2022, Page(s) 35-42, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v6i0/cracow

Scholars and Literati at the Royal Naval Academy of France in Brest (1752–1793)

Author(s): Blandine Clément, Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 13, 2024, Page(s) 17-23, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v13i0/abrest

Scholars and Literati at the Academy of Sciences of Bologna (1714–1800)

Author(s): Chiara Zanardello, Cecilia Rolla
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol.7, (2022), 2022, Page(s) 57-65, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v7i0/abologna

Scholars and Literati at the Royal Academy of Sciencesand Arts of Toulouse (1729-1793)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Elise Delvaux
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 6, (2022), 2022, Page(s) 51-58, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v6i0/atoulouse

Scholars and Literati at the University of Geneva (1559–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Valentine Debois
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 1, 2020, Page(s) 41-47, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v1i0/geneva

Scholars and Literati at the Royal Society (1660–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Panagiotis Mytilinaios
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol 7., (2022), 2022, Page(s) 11-19, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain (IRES-LIDAM)

Scholars and Literati at the University of Barcelona (1450–1714)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Tifenn Gualandris
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 12 (2024), 2024, Page(s) 35-41, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v12i0/ubarcelona

Scholars and Literati at the University of Strasbourg (1621–1795)

Author(s): David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 27364119, 2022, Page(s) 7-15, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain

Scholars and Literati at the Danzig Research Society (1743–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Maximilian Ganterer
Published in: Repertorium eruditorium totius Europae, Issue 1, 2021, Page(s) 49-54, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v1i0/danzig

Scholars and Literati at the University of Leipzig (1409–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium eruditorium totius Europae, Issue Vol. 8, (2022), 2022, Page(s) 33-42, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v8i0/leipzig

Scholars and Literati at the University of Göttingen (1734–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 4 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 1-8, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES

Scholars and Literati at the Accademia della Crusca (1583–1800)

Author(s): Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 10, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 39-45, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v10i0/acrusca

Scholars and Literati at the University of Coimbra (1290–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Tifenn Gualandris, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 9, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 49-57, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v9i0/coimbra

Black African Scholars in European Academia before 1800

Author(s): David De la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 2, 2021, Page(s) 47-50, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v2i0/black

Scholars and Literati at the University of Turin (1404 – 1800)

Author(s): Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol.7, (2022), 2022, Page(s) 31-38, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v7i0/uturin

Scholars and Literati at the University of Åbo (Turku) (1640–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 15, 2025, Page(s) 27-33, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: Universite Catholique de Louvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v15i0/turku

Scholars and Literati at the Gresham College (1597–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Valentine Debois
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 2, 2021, Page(s) 51-57, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v2i0/gresham

Scholars and Literati at the Academy of Sciences of Turin (1757–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Reperotrium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 5 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 43-51, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v5i0/aturin

Scholars and Literati at the “Mersenne” Academy (1635–1648)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Julie Duchêne
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 2, 2021, Page(s) 7-12, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v2i0/mersenne

Scholars and Literati at the Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Besançon (1752-1793)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Elise Delvaux
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol.7, (2022), 2022, Page(s) 39-45, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v7i0/abesancon

Scholars and Literati at the Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Arras (1737–1793)

Author(s): Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Repertorium eruditorium totius Europae, Issue Vol. 12 (2024), 2024, Page(s) 19-25, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v12i0/arras

Scholars and Literati at the Imperial College of Madrid (1560–1767)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Sorraya Karioun
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue Vol. 4 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 19-25, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES

Scholars and Literati at the Agiati Academy in Rovereto (1750–1800)

Author(s): Tifenn Gualandris, Mara Vitale, Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 13, 2024, Page(s) 53-58, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM (UCLouvain)
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v13i0/arovereto

Measuring Human Capital: from WorldCat Identities to VIAF

Author(s): Matthew Curtis, David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 10, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 17-22, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v10i0/hc

Scholars and Literati at the University of Valence (1452–1793)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Alice Fabre
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 2, 2021, Page(s) 13-20, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v2i0/valence

Scholars at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris(1666-1793)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 9 (2023), 2023, Page(s) 1-10, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES - LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v9i0/asc

Scholars and Literati at the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (1760–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Elise Delvaux
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 13, 2024, Page(s) 1-6, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM (UCLouvain)
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v13i0/trondheim

Scholars and Literati at the University of Siena (1246–1800)

Author(s): Filippo Manfredini, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 13, 2024, Page(s) 43-51, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v13i0/siena

Scholars and Literati at the University of Macerata (1540–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Gaia Spolverini
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 2, 2021, Page(s) 39-45, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v2i0/macerata

Scholars and Literati at the Gregorian University in Rome (1551–1773)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Soraya Karioun
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 3, 2021, Page(s) 19-26, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v3i0/gregorian

Scholars and Literati at the University of Pisa (1343–1800)

Author(s): Tifenn Gualandris, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 11, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 25-33, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v11i0/pisa

Geolocalization and the birth-to-death distance

Author(s): David De la Croix, Rossana Scebba
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 14, 2025, Page(s) 37-42, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM (UCLouvain)
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v14i0/locations

Scholars and Literati at the Philosophical Society & Royal Society of Edinburgh (1731-1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Elise Delvaux
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 10, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 1-7, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v10i0/aedinburgh

Scholars and Literati at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1724–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Mehrdaad Doraghi
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 5 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 17-26, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v5i0/petersburg

Scholars and Literati at the University of Uppsala (1477–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 13, 2024, Page(s) 33-41, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v13i0/uuppsala

Scholars and Literati at the University of Trier (1454–1798)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Anna Maria Gkopi
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 15, 2025, Page(s) 35-43, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: Universite Catholique de Louvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v15i0/trier

Scholars and Literati at the University of Wittenberg (1502–1800)

Author(s): Blandine Clément, David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 10, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 45-53, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v10i0/wittenberg

Scholars and Literati at the Stanislas Academy in Nancy (1750–1793)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Clara Kotala
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 13, 2024, Page(s) 25-31, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v13i0/anancy

Scholars and Literati at the University of Utrecht (1636–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 14, 2024, Page(s) 9-15, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM (UCLouvain)
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v14i0/uutrecht

Scholars and Literati at the University of Jena (1558–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 1, 2020, Page(s) 25-32, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v1i0/jena

Scholars and Literati at the University of Valladolid (1280–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Soraya Karioun
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 1, 2020, Page(s) 11-17, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete/v1i0/valladolid

Scholars and Literati at the Royal Spanish Academy (1559–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Julie Duchêne
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 3, 2021, Page(s) 11-17, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v3i0/aspanish

Scholars and Literati at the University of Salerno (1231–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 15, 2025, Page(s) 1-10, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: Universite Catholique de Louvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v15i0/usalerno

Scholars and Literati at the University of Pavia (1361–1800)

Author(s): Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 8, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 45-52, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES/LIDAM (UCLouvain)
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v8i0/upavia

Scholars and Literati at the Universitas Lovaniensis (1425–1797)

Author(s): Guillaume Catoire, Valentine Debois, David de la Croix, Julie Duchêne, Maximilian Ganterer, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 4 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 53-66, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES

Scholars and Literati at the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences (1700–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Thomas Eisfeld, Maximilian Ganterer
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 3, 2021, Page(s) 1-9, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v3i0/prussian

Scholars and Literati at the Royal Bourbon College in Aix-en-Provence (1603–1763)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Alice Fabre
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 3, 2021, Page(s) 43-50, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v3i0/bourbon

Scholars and Literati at the University of Lund (1666–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 5 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 53-63, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v5i0/lund

Scholars and Literati at the Philosophical Society of Oxford (1651–1690)

Author(s): Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol 8., (2022), 2022, Page(s) 17-25, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v8i0/aoxford

Scholars and Literati at the University of Bologna (1088–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorium totius Europae, Issue vol. 1, 2021, 2021, Page(s) 1-10, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete/v1i0/bologna

Scholars and Literati at the University of Naples (1224–1800)

Author(s): Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 14, 2025, Page(s) 25-35, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM (UCLouvain)
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v14i0/napoli

Scholars and Literati at the Collège de La Flèche (1603–1762)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Emmanuel Theis
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 10, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 23-30, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v10i0/fleche

Scholars and Literati at the University of Leiden (1575–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 5 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 9-16, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v5i0/leiden

Scholars and Literati in European Academia before 1800

Author(s): David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 5 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 47-50, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v5i0/global21

Scholars and Literati at the University of Tübingen (1477–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol.7, (2022), 2022, Page(s) 21-30, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain IRES-LIDAM

Scholars and Literati at the University of Molsheim (1621–1793)

Author(s): David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 9, (2023), 2023, Page(s) p. 11-16, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v9i0/molsheim

Scholars and Literati at the University of Fermo (1585–1800)

Author(s): Giovanni Di Caprio, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 5 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 27-34, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v5i0/fermo

Scholars and Literati at the University of Braniewo (Braunsberg) (1565–1773)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Anna Maria Gkopi
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 11, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 9-16, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v11i0/braniewo

Scholars and Literati at the University of Vich (1599–1713)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Clara Kotala
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 15, 2025, Page(s) 21-25, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM (UCLouvain)
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v15i0/uvich

Scholars at the Royal Society of Sciences of Montpellier (1706–1793)

Author(s): David De la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 1, 2020, Page(s) 33-39, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v1i0/amontpellier

Scholars and Literati at the University of Montpellier (1289–1793)

Author(s): David De la Croix
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 14, 2025, Page(s) 43-54, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: Universite Catholique de Louvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v14i0/montpellier

Scholars and Literati at the University of Lwów (1608-1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorium totius Europae, Issue vol. 11 (January 2024), 2024, Page(s) 35-41, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v11i0/lwow

Scholars and Literati at the Collegium Societatis Iesu Lovaniensis (1542–1773)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repetorium eruditorium totius Europae, Issue vol. 12 (2024), 2024, Page(s) 1-8, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v12i0/clouvain

Scholars and Literati at the University of Santiago de Compostela (1526–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Gaia Spolverini
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 3, 2021, Page(s) 27-32, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v3i0/compostela

Scholars and Literati at the University of Padua (1222–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 3, 2021, Page(s) 33-42, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v3i0/padua

Scholars and Literati at the Studium Florentinum (1321–1800)

Author(s): Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue vol. 12 (2024), 2024, Page(s) 43-51, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v12i0/firenze

Literati at the Académie Française (1635-1793)

Author(s): David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 6 (2022), 2022, Page(s) 17-23, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v6i0/acadfr

Scholars and Literati at the Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts of Clermont-Ferrand (1747-1793)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Elise Delvaux
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 8., (2022), 2022, Page(s) 27-32, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v8i0/aclermont

Scholars and Literati at the Royal Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (1779-1800)

Author(s): Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol.7, (2022), 2022, Page(s) 47-54, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v7i0/alisbon

Scholars and Literati at the Royal Dublin Society (1757–1800)

Author(s): Valentine Debois, David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 6 (2022), 2022, Page(s) 6-9, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v6i0/adublin

Literati and Scholars at the Dissonanti Academy in Modena (1680-1800)

Author(s): Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 9, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 17-23, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v9i0/amodena

Scholars and Literati at the University of Dole (1422–1691)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Panagiotis Mytilinaios
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 6,(2022), 2022, Page(s) 43-50, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v6i0/dole

Forgotten Scholars: Rediscovering Women in Medieval and Early-Modern Academia for Gender-Inclusive Place Naming in Universities

Author(s): David de la Croix, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 9, (2023), 2023, Page(s) p. 33-47, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v9i0/women

Scholars and Literati at the University of Zamość (1594–1784)

Author(s): David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 10, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 31-37, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v10i0/zamosc

Scholars and Literati at the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Dijon (1725–1793)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Elise Delvaux
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 11, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 17-24, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v11i0/adijon

Scholars and Literati at the University of Copenhagen (1475–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 2, 2021, Page(s) 21-29, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v2i0/copenhagen

Scholars and Literati at the Royal Zeeland Scientific Society (1769–1800)

Author(s): Blandine Clément, David de la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue vol. 12 (2024), 2024, Page(s) 53-59, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v12i0/zeeland

Scholars and Literati at the University of Ingolstadt (1459–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Clara Kotala, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, Issue 14, 2025, Page(s) 51-58, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM (Uclouvain)
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v14i0/ingolstadt

Scholars and Literati at the Royal College in Paris (1530–1800)

Author(s): David De la Croix
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 1, 2020, Page(s) 19-24, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete/v1i0/royal-college

Scholars and Literati at the University of Parma (1412–1800)

Author(s): Cecilia Rolla, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 6 (2022), 2022, Page(s) 1-8, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v6i0/parma

Scholars and Literati at the University of Pont-à-Mousson (1572–1768)

Author(s): David De la Croix, Soraya Karioun
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 2, 2021, Page(s) 1-6, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v2i0/pont-a-mousson

Scholars and Literati at the University of Prague (1348–1800)

Author(s): Anna Maria Gkopi, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 11, (2023), 2024, Page(s) 49-60, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v11i0/prague

Scholars and Literati at the University of Aix (1409–1793)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Alice Fabre
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 4 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 35-44, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES

A Timeline of Medieval Universities

Author(s): David de la Croix, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 27364119, 2022, Page(s) 1-5, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain

Scholars and Literati at the Academy of the Gelati (1588– 1799)

Author(s): Cecilia Rolla, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, Issue vol. 5 (2021), 2021, Page(s) 1-7, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v5i0/gelati

Scholars and Literati at the University of Heidelberg (1386–1800)

Author(s): Davide de la Croix, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 6 (2022), 2022, Page(s) 25-34, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v6i0/heidelberg

Scholars and Literati at the Academy of the Ricovrati (1599–1800)

Author(s): Fabio Blasutto, David De la Croix, Mara Vitale
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue 3, 2021, Page(s) 51-63, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v3i0/ricoverati

Scholars and Literati at the University of Freiburg (1457–1800)

Author(s): Anna Maria Gkopi, Robert Stelter
Published in: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Issue Vol. 9, (2023), 2023, Page(s) 59-68, ISSN 2736-4119
Publisher: IRES-LIDAM, UCLouvain
DOI: 10.14428/rete.v9i0/freibrug

Other (7)

The Emergence of the Child Quantity-Quality Tradeoff - insights from early modern academics

Author(s): Baudin, Thomas, de la Croix, David
Published in: LIDAM Discussion Paper IRES, Issue 2023/15, 2023, Page(s) 1-52
Publisher: IRES, UCLouvain

Women in European Academia before 1800 - Religion, Marriage, and Human Capital

Author(s): David de la Croix, Mara Vitale
Published in: LIDAM Discussion Paper IRES, Issue 10/2022, 2022, Page(s) 1-42
Publisher: UCLouvain

Market forces in Italian Academia today (and yesterday)

Author(s): Chiara Zanardello
Published in: LIDAM Discussion Paper IRES, Issue 2022/01, 2022, Page(s) 1-51
Publisher: UCLouvain

Nepotism vs. Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital in Academia (1088-1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Marc Goni Trafach
Published in: Discussion Paper, Issue 15159, 2020
Publisher: CEPR

The Academic Market and the Rise of Universities in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (1000-1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Frédéric Docquier, Alice Fabre, Robert Stelter
Published in: AMSE Working papers / Documents de travail, Issue 2022-09, 2022, Page(s) 1-86
Publisher: UCLouvain

Catholic Censorship and the Demise of Knowledge Production in Early Modern Italy

Author(s): David de la Croix, Fabio Blasutto
Published in: LIDAM Discussion Paper IRES, Issue IRES/2022/11, 2022, Page(s) 1-63
Publisher: UCLouvain

Winners and Losers from the Protestant Reformation: An Analysis of the Network of European Universities

Author(s): David de la Croix, Pauline Morault
Published in: THEMA Working Paper, Issue 2022-11, 2022, Page(s) 1-70
Publisher: CY Cergy Paris Université

Peer reviewed articles (5)

Women in European academia before 1800—religion, marriage, and human capital

Author(s): David de la Croix, Mara Vitale
Published in: European Review of Economic History, 2023, ISSN 1474-0044
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/ereh/heac023

Nepotism vs. intergenerational transmission of human capital in Academia (1088–1800)

Author(s): de la Croix, David; Goñi, Marc
Published in: Journal of Economic Growth, Issue vol. 29, 2024, Page(s) 469-514, ISSN 1381-4338
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers

Market forces in Italian academia today (and yesterday)

Author(s): Chiara Zanardello
Published in: Scientometrics, Issue vol. 128, 2023, Page(s) 651-698, ISSN 0138-9130
Publisher: Akademiai Kiado
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04579-0

Catholic Censorship and the Demise of Knowledge Production in Early Modern Italy

Author(s): David de la Croix, Fabio Blasutto
Published in: The Economic Journal, Issue Vol. 365, no. 656, November 2023, 2023, Page(s) 2899-2924, ISSN 1468-0297
Publisher: Oxoford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/ej/uead053

The Academic Market and The Rise of Universities in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (1000–1800)

Author(s): David de la Croix, Frédéric Docquier, Alice Fabre, Robert Stelter
Published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, Issue Vol. , no. November 2023, 2023, ISSN 1542-4774
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/jeea/jvad061

Book chapters (1)

L’université ancienne, modèle pour une nouvelle Renaissance en Europe

Author(s): David de la Croix
Published in: UCLouvain 1425-2025: Six cents ans de présence au monde, 2025, Page(s) 161-163, ISBN 978-2-39061-547-7
Publisher: Presses Universitaires de Louvain