DATAVIZ HISTORY
SHOW AND TELL
Sunday, May 30th
Attila Bátorfy
Balogh Pál és báró Kocsárd Sándor: A népfajok Magyarországon, 1902
Pál Balogh and baron Kocsárd Proff: The Ethnicities in Hungary, 1902
The Ethnicities in Hungary
The Religions in Hungary
Pál Balogh (1854–1933): journalist
methodology
Proff Kocsárd (?–?): ?
maps, drawing
1902
Published by the Ministry of Religion and Education
based on the census of 1892 - native language
not maps, but "diagrams" - according to Balogh
The problem
13000+ settlements
413 districts
The problem
Ferenc Réthey: The Ethnographic Map of the Countries of the Saint Crown of Hungary, 1886
The idea
Choropleth = simple majority
10x10 grid = % composition
1 district
1 district
The idea
Advantages
Disadvantages
Shows proportions
Sensitive to settlement density
Sensitive to topography
Distorts the geography
Neglects the size of the population
Neglects the population density
Neglects the real size of the district
Pál Balogh - Ethnicities in Hungary - Method
By Attila Bátorfy
