Niklas Luhmann
German sociologist, administration expert, and social systems theorist (1927-1998) · Germany · Academics · Died at 70
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Something wrong?Niklas Luhmann was a German sociologist, philosopher of social science, and systems theorist.
A life in dates
1998Died6 November 19981997European Amalfi Prize for Sociology and Social SciencesAward1993Honorary Doctor of the University of TrierAward1988Hegel PrizeAward1927Born8 December 1927
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Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 1998 · aged 70
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Zygmunt BaumanBoth received European Amalfi Prize for Sociology and Social Sciences
Jacques Le GoffBoth received Hegel Prize
Richard SennettBoth received Hegel Prize
Raymond BoudonBoth received European Amalfi Prize for Sociology and Social Sciences
Norberto BobbioBoth received Hegel Prize
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