eindnegentiende

Eindnegentiende is a Dutch term that designates the late nineteenth century. It is formed from eind, meaning end, and negentiende, meaning nineteenth, and is used as a concise label in historiography, journalism, and cultural discussion to refer to the final decades of the 1800s.

The exact timeframe associated with eindnegentiende varies by discipline and author. Broadly, it covers roughly the last two to three decades of the century, with common scholarly brackets ranging from the 1870s or 1880s up to around 1900 or the early 1900s. Because it denotes a transitional period rather than a fixed calendar span, the boundaries are context-dependent.

Contexts often linked to the eindnegentiende include rapid industrialization and urbanization, advances in infrastructure, and reforms in education and social policy. It is also associated with modernization in political culture, the rise of mass media and consumer society, and a shift in artistic and cultural currents, sometimes gathered under the umbrella of fin de siècle. The term serves to situate discussions of these processes within a shared historical mood of transition.

In usage, eindnegentiende often appears in headings, titles, or concise references. More common in everyday speech is the fuller expression eind van de negentiende eeuw, or the English equivalent late nineteenth century. The shorter form eindnegentiende is stylistically compact but may require contextual clarification for readers unfamiliar with the intended timeframe.