19th Century Philosopher: Max Weber

Dec 21, 2012, 17:23 IST

Max Weber was a German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory, social research, and the discipline of sociology itself.

 

Name: Maximilian Karl Emil Weber

Born: 21 April 1864

Birthplace: Erfurt, Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia

Died: 14 June 1920 (aged 56) (pneumonia)

Deathplace: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Nationality: German

Alma mater: University of Berlin, University of Heidelberg

Known for: Weberian bureaucracy, Disenchantment, Ideal type, Iron cage, Life chances, Methodological individualism, Monopoly on violence, Protestant work ethic, Rationalisation, Social action, Three-component theory of stratification, Tripartite classification of authority, Verstehen

Influenced by: Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, Wilhelm Dilthey, Heinrich Rickert, Georg Simmel, Werner Sombart[1]

Influenced: Karl Jaspers, Georg Simmel, Talcott Parsons, Ludwig von Mises, György Lukács, Theodor W. Adorno, Jürgen Habermas, Joseph Schumpeter, Cornelius Castoriadis

Parents: Max Weber Sr.

Name: Maximilian Karl Emil Weber

Born: 21 April 1864

Birthplace: Erfurt, Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia

Died: 14 June 1920 (aged 56) (pneumonia)

Deathplace: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Nationality: German

Alma mater: University of Berlin, University of Heidelberg

Known for: Weberian bureaucracy, Disenchantment, Ideal type, Iron cage, Life chances, Methodological individualism, Monopoly on violence, Protestant work ethic, Rationalisation, Social action, Three-component theory of stratification, Tripartite classification of authority, Verstehen

Influenced by: Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, Wilhelm Dilthey, Heinrich Rickert, Georg Simmel, Werner Sombart

Influenced: Karl , Georg Simmel, Talcott Parsons, Ludwig von Mises, György Lukács, Theodor W. Adorno, Jürgen Habermas, Joseph Schumpeter, Cornelius Castoriadis

Parents: Max Weber Sr.

 

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