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Objekte
Swiss Mercenaries in the Dutch Colonial Army Database
- Identifikator:
- dataset100359
- Titel:
- Swiss Mercenaries in the Dutch Colonial Army Database
- Beschreibung:
- This dataset documents Swiss mercenaries who enlisted in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) between 1848 and 1885. It consists of two complementary data tables representing different stages of the research lifecycle: The first part (Raw Data) comprises 5,619 transcribed entries created between 2017 and 2021 as part of the SNSF-funded project "Swiss Tools of Empire". These records were extracted verbatim from the Dutch muster rolls (Stamboeken) held at the National Archives in The Hague (Nationaal Archief, access number 2.10.50). This table preserves original 19th-century Dutch orthography and administrative details across 36 data fields, serving as a digital surrogate of the primary source. The second part (Cleaned & Georeferenced Data) contains 5,350 refined entries. This version is the result of extensive data processing conducted by Philipp Krauer in 2024 as part of a CAS in Data Management and IT at the University of Zurich. Using OpenRefine, the raw data was normalized, and duplicate records were consolidated through phonetic clustering algorithms to account for soldiers with multiple terms of service. Furthermore, the biographical data was enriched with georeferenced Swiss places of citizenship (Bürgerorte) by reconciling historical entries with the familiennamen.ch API and Wikidata. By providing both the raw transcriptions and the analysis-ready records, this two-part dataset offers a robust foundation for both qualitative historical inquiry and quantitative spatial analysis of 19th-century Swiss colonial migration and military service.
- Verwandte Ressourcen:
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Raw, cleaned, and georeferenced data transcribed from the Dutch KNIL registers 1848-1885 (Stamboeken)
ETH Research Collection record
- Epoche:
- 19. Jahrhundert
- Ersteller*in:
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Philipp Krauer
Bernhard C. Schär
Stephanie Willi
Niklaus Müller
- Datum ℹ️:
- 2026-04-29
- Quelle:
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Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Ministerie van Koloniën: Stamboeken en pensioenregisters Militairen KNIL Oost-Indië en West-Indië, nummer toegang 2.10.50, inventarisnummer 131-160.
Nationaal Archief
ETH Research Collection
- Verantwortliche Gedächtnisinstitution:
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ETH Zurich
- Sprache:
- en
- Rechte:
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
- Lizenz:
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Quelle
- Bevorzugte Zitierung:
- Stadt.Geschichte.Basel: Swiss Mercenaries in the Dutch Colonial Army Database. Forschungsdatenplattform Stadt.Geschichte.Basel, <https://forschung.stadtgeschichtebasel.ch/items/dataset100359.html>, Stand: 08.07.2026.
- Referenzlink:
- https://forschung.stadtgeschichtebasel.ch/items/dataset100359.html
Rechte
- Rechte:
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International