Victor Karady                                                                                                  26. May, 2012

 

Processed prosopographical databases (sets of statistical tables for multivariate data analyses) related to students and educated elites in Hungarian institutions of higher education (cc. 1867-1949) produced in the framework of the research project :

 

CULTURALLY COMPOSITE ELITES, REGIME CHANGES AND SOCIAL CRISES IN MULTI-ETHNIC AND MULTI-CONFESSIONAL EASTERN EUROPE. (THE CARPATHIAN BASIN AND THE BALTICS IN COMPARISON - CC. 1900-1950).[1]

 

With the financial support of the European Research Council (Advanced Leadership Grant ELITES08)[2]

 

N = cc. 403 200 - (374 200 for students and graduates)[3]

 

I.                   Jurists (students of Law) – cc. 117 120

 

a.      Before 1919

                                                                                      i.      Graduates of the Law Faculty of the University of Budapest (1870-1948) – 38 597

                                                                                    ii.      Law Faculty of the University of Kolozsvár (1872-1918) –

   14 198

                                                                                  iii.      Academies of Law

b.      Debrecen Calvinist Ac. (1870-1912) - 2718

c.       Eger Catholic Ac. (1/3 sample – 1865-1948) - 5372

d.      Eperjes-Miskolc Lutheran Ac. (1872-1918) - 7424

e.      Győr State Ac. (1870-1884) - 208

f.        Kassa State ac. (1880-1919) - 475

g.      Kecskemét Calvinist Ac. (1867-1948) - 4910

h.      Nagyvárad State Ac. (1862-1917) - 4968

i.        Pápa Calvinist Ac. (1860-1884) – 542

j.        Pécs Catholic Ac. (1867-1919) - 1566

k.      Pozsony Calvinist Ac. (1867-1919) - 1645

l.        Sárospatak Calvinist Ac. (1867-1918) - 704

                                                                                  iv.      Law Faculty of the University of Vienna (1850-1919) - 4029

                                                                                    v.      Law Faculties of the German Empire (1789-1919) -1580

                                                                                  vi.      Law Faculties of Switzerland (1850-1918) - 183

                                                                                vii.      Law Faculties of the Universities in Prague (1850-1918) - 348

 

b.      1919-1948

                                                                                      i.      Law Faculty of the University of Budapest (as above)

                                                                                    ii.      Law Faculty of the University of Debrecen - 7715

                                                                                  iii.      Law Faculty of the University of Szeged - 7875

                                                                                  iv.      Law Faculty of the University of Pécs – 13 063

 

II.                Medical doctors, pharmacists, veterinaries – cc. 102 830

 

a.      Before 1919

                                                                                      i.      Graduates of Medicine at the Medical Faculty of the   University of Budapest (1770-1950) – 28 008

                                                                                    ii.      Graduates of Pharmacy at the Medical Faculty of the University of Budapest (1906-1945) – 2883

                                                                                  iii.      Medical Faculty of the University of Budapest (1844/45) - 249

                                                                                  iv.      Medical doctors of the Honvéd Army (1848/49) – 505

                                                                                    v.      Medical Faculty of the University of Kolozsvár (1872-1918) – published earlier

                                                                                  vi.      Doctors on the medical market locally and regionally

1.      in 1840 - 667

2.      in 1859 - 932

3.      in 1875 - 2328

4.      in 1914 - 5583

                                                                                vii.      Veterinary Academy in Budapest (1861-1951) - 2370

                                                                             viii.      Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna (1850-1867) - 1667

                                                                                  ix.      Medical Faculties of the German Empire (1789-1919) - 844

                                                                                    x.      Medical Faculties of Switzerland (1840-1917) - 112

                                                                                  xi.      Medical Faculties of the Universities in Prague (1850-1918) – 241

                                                                                xii.      Department of pharmacy at the Medical Faculty of Prague (1856-1918) - 35

 

b.      1919-1949

                                                                                      i.      Medical students at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Budapest (1918-1952) – 15 215

                                                                                    ii.      Pharmacy students at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Budapest - 2093

                                                                                  iii.      Medical Faculty of the University of Debrecen (1919-1953) - 3409

                                                                                  iv.      Medical students at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Szeged - 3806

                                                                                    v.      Pharmacy students at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Szeged - 2786

                                                                                  vi.      Medical Faculty of the University of Pécs - 5147

                                                                                vii.      Members of the Right extremist medical association MONE - 3409

                                                                              viii.      Members of the EPOL medical association - 142

                                                                                  ix.      Doctors on the medical market locally and regionally

b.      in 1942 (Chamber of Medicine) – 11 219

c.       in 1947 (listing of the Chamber of Medicine) - 9189

d.      in 1947 (listing of the Medical Trade Union) -

 

III.             Students of Arts and Sciences – cc. 33 940

 

a.      1867-1918

                                                                                      i.      Graduates of the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Budapest (1878-1944) -  13 917

                                                                                    ii.      Faculty of Arts (Humanities) at the University of Kolozsvár/Cluj (1872-1918) - 2898

                                                                                 iii.      Faculty of Science at the University of Kolozsvár/Cluj (1872-1918) - 1181

                                                                                  iv.      Eötvös Collegium, students admitted (1895-1949) - 1242

                                                                                    v.      Eötvös Collegium, candidates refused (1895-1949) - 1056

                                                                                  vi.      Members of the Benedictine teaching congregation (1870-1949) - 633

                                                                                vii.      Members of the Piarist teaching congregation (1868-1945) - 1091

                                                                              viii.      Philosophical Faculty of the University of Vienna (1850-1919) - 1895

                                                                                  ix.      Philosophical Faculties (Humanities) of the German Empire (1789-1919) – 556

                                                                                    x.      Philosophical Faculties (Natural Sciences) of the German Empire (1789-1919) - 324

                                                                                  xi.      Philosophical Faculties of Switzerland (1850-1918) - 346

                                                                                xii.      Philosophical Faculty of the Universities in Prague (1850-1918) - 273

 

     b. 1919-1949

                                                                              xiii.      Philosophical Faculty of the University of Budapest – as above

                                                                              xiv.      Philosophical Faculty of the University of Debrecen (1914-1948) - 2986

                                                                                xv.      Philosophical Faculty of the University of Szeged - 3046

                                                                              xvi.      Philosophical Faculty of the University of Pécs – 1030

                                                                            xvii.      Budapest Academy of sports and teacher training in physical education (1928-1949) - 1266

                                                                          xviii.      Academy of Therepeutical Pedagogy (1928-1949) –

                                                                              xix.      Szeged Academy for training teachers for ’civic schools’  (1928-1948) – data published earlier

 

IV.              Students of Agriculture and forestry (academies and colleges) – cc. 12 165

 

a.      Pallagpuszta (1890-1920) - 704

b.      Keszthely (1880-1948) - 2330

c.       Kolozsmonostor (1906-1918, 1941-1944) – 1097

d.      Mosonmagyaróvár (sample years, 1880-1949) - 1653

e.      Kassa (1906-1919) - 338

f.        Budapest Academy of Horticulture (1890-1949) - 2375

g.      Selmecbánya (since 1920 Sopron) Academy of Forestry (sample years, 1880-1948) - 3423

h.      Vienna (1890-1918) - 214

i.        Agricultural academies in Germany (1794-1919) – 31

V.                 Students of military academies and related clusters – cc. 13 085

 

a.      Ludovika Academy (1908-1912 and 1929-33) - 297

b.      Ludovika Academy (1929-1931) - 542

c.       Vienna military academies (1867-1919) - 2131

d.      Vienna Konsularakademie (1890-1918) - 60

e.      Fiume/Rijeka School for Naval Officers (1896-1918) - 387

f.        Reserve officers (sample for 1867-1913) - 7696

g.      Active and reserve officers in Hussar regiments (1935-1945) - 594

h.      Members of the ’vitéz’ military order (1920-1939) - 1378

 

VI.              Students in Artistic training – cc. 18 155

 

a.      Budapest Conservatory of Music (1890-1930, 1945-1949, sample) - 4459

b.      Vienna Academy of Music (1915-1955, selected years) - 7933

c.       Music academies in Germany (1850-1919) - 112

d.      Music academy in Prague (1840-1916) - 39

e.       Budapest Academy of Industrial Arts (graduates - 1899-1948) - 2043

f.        Budapest Academy of Fine Arts (1877-1948) - 2281

g.      Budapest Academy of Theatre (1900-1948) - 742

h.      Vienna Academy of Fine Arts (1890-1918) - 102  

i.        Academies of Fine Arts in Germany (1821-1919) - 423

j.        Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (1822-1913) - 21

 

VII.           Students of commercial and economic training – cc. 27 560

 

a.      Budapest Commercial Academy (1870-1911, 1929-1935) - 1313

b.      Budapest Oriental Academy of Trade (1890-1920) - 1182

c.       Fiume/Rijeka Exportation Academy (1912-1919) - 200

d.      Kolozsvár/Cluj Commercial Academy (1900-1911) - 438 

e.      Budapest Economic Faculty, Department of Trade (1921-1948) - 5745

f.        Budapest Economic Faculty, Department for the training of teachers in commercial secondary schools (1890-1944) - 2688

g.      Vienna Academy of Exportation 1898-1918) - 556  

 

VIII.        Students of technological training – cc. 35 940

 

a.      Budapest Faculty of General and Civil Engineering (1882-1949) - 5173

b.      Budapest Faculty of Chemistry (1882-1948) - 1697

c.       Budapest Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (1882-1949) – 16.888

d.      Budapest Faculty of Architecture (1882-1950) - 4394

e.      Selmecbánya Academy of Metallurgy (1870-1918) - 518

f.        Selmecbánya Academy of Mining (1880-1948 samples) - 1580 

g.      Polytechnics in Vienna (1867-1918) - 2126

h.      Polytechnics in Germany (1804-1918) - 2344

i.        Polytechnics of Zürich (1867-1918) - 810

j.        Polytechnics in Prague (1850-1918) - 383

k.      Pribram school of mining - 26

 

 

IX.              Theologies – cc. 13 330

 

a.      Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Budapest (1894-1945) - 1787

b.      Catholic Theological Seminary of the Bishopric of Szeged (1920-1939) - 232

c.       Catholic priests of the Esztergom Archbichopric (1832-2006) - 2732

d.      Calvinist Theological Academy in Budapest (1855-1945) - 2138

e.      Calvinist Theological Academy in Sárospatak (1867-1918) - 857

f.        Calvinist Theological Academy in Debrecen (1867-1868) -190

g.      Calvinist Theological Academy in Pápa (1867-1950) - 873

h.      Lutheran Theological Faculty of the University of Pécs in Sopron (1923-1948) - 763

i.        Lutheran Theological Academy of Eperjes (1867-1884) - 184

j.        Faculty of Catholic Theology of the University of Vienna (1852-1889) - 744

k.      Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University of Vienna (1867-1988) - 234

l.        Lutheran theological faculties of universities in Germany (1790-1918) - 2595

 

X.                 Other elite clusters – cc. 29 004

 

a.      Freemasons in Hungary (1867-1918) – 13 124

b.      Freemasons in Transylvania (1867-1918) - 1113

c.       Medical doctors with telephone subscription in the province (1943) - 4814

d.      Fellows of the Gojdu Foundation ( 1871-1918) – 1076

e.      Students of Austrian universities – all faculties (1790-1849) - 8877

 

 

 

 

           



[1] The data banks referred to below do not include those collected for the Baltic countries and for regions detached from Hungary after 1918 (Slovakia, Transylvania and surrounding parts, Voivodina), that is not for the period when their educational provision was placed under the authority of the successor states

[2] Exhaustive surveys of enrolled students unless otherwise indicated. Reference to universities and other institutions of higher education abroad concern only students from Hungary (by birth or by residence).  

[3] The figures in italics indicate the numbers of cases (with standardised biographical information) included in the data banks concerned.