Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann

German political scientist (1916-2010) · Germany · Scientists · Died at 93

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Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann was a German political scientist. Her most famous contribution is the model of the spiral of silence, detailed in The Spiral of Silence: Public Opinion - Our Social Skin. The model is an explanation of how perceived public opinion can influence individual opinions or actions.

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2010Died25 March 20102006Hayek MedalAward1999Hanns Martin Schleyer PrizeAward1990Order of Merit of Baden-WürttembergAward1976Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1916Born19 December 1916

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Hayek Medal2006

Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize1999

Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg1990

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1976

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