Guy Solomon

Guy is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Geospatial Data Science research group at the University of Glasgow. He is currently working on the mathematics of cities, with a particular focus on minority groups.

His work is interdisciplinary in nature; incorporating digital humanities, geography, economic history, and computer science.

Guy has previously held academic positions at The Alan Turing Institute and The Open University, before joining the University of Glasgow in 2023. He earned his PhD from the University of Exeter in 2020. He is currently a member of the GISRUK National Steering Committee.

You can find out more about Guy’s research here:

Living with Machines: On Collaboration

Guy Solomon discusses "stubborn minorities" and accessible transport

selected publications

C&C

Work and earning in the nineteenth century: Townley Colliery as a case study

Guy Solomon

Continuity and Change, 2022

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This article demonstrates the varied and unpredictable nature of earning in the nineteenth century. Using 12,000 fortnightly pay entries from Townley Main Colliery in the north-east of England as a case study, it explores the extent to which the availability of work fluctuated between years, and how workers reacted to this phenomenon. It then considers the frequency with which these individuals undertook the work which was available, and discusses the implications for our understanding of the length of the working year.
Complexity

The Mesolevel Economy in Nineteenth-Century England and Wales: Applying Input-Output Accounting and Spatial Interaction Modelling to the Historical Study

Guy S. Solomon, and Alan G. Wilson

Complexity, 2024

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This paper is offered as a contribution to understanding historical trade. The method of input-output modelling is utilised to evaluate the evolution of cities (and their associated regions) in England and Wales between 1851 and 1911. The construction of input-output accounts for each city region is based on “heroic” data assumptions, which enable the construction of a demonstration model illustrating a new iterative approach to historical analysis. In its current application, the model enables estimates to be made of mesolevel trade between cities, which enhances our analysis of urban evolution in this period.