The physical stature of Jewish men in the German Principality of Salm, 1802-1807

Diethard Aschoff and Martin Hiermeyer

Economics & Human Biology, 2009, vol. 7, issue 1, 107-108

Abstract: Using information from passports, we show that average height of Jewish men in the German Principality of Salm in 1802-1807 was about 155.4cm, and thus well below the contemporary European average.

Keywords: Biological; living; standards; Height; Physical; stature (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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