pofession; social history; Silesia, Moravia

The study deals with the conclusions of the basic research devoted to forming the intelligence in Moravia and Silesia in the 2nd half of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century. The research was carried out in selected locations: Moravian Ostrava, Opava, Olomouc, Mistek and Vitkovice. For all locations, extensive research was carried out from the census of 1857 to 1910, on the basis of which databases were prepared, containing detailed data about representatives of intelligence living in the respective locations, for the prepared census. According to the obtained data we can draw conclusions not only on the quantitative development of the monitored social groups, but in particular to describe their national structure, religious denomination, professional specialization, territorial mobility as well as their standard of living. Based on other resources we will deal in brief with the typical professional careers of representatives of individual professions.