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Norbert Elias
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 22 June 1897
- Died
- 1 August 1990
- Works
- 181
Top works
- Menschen in Figurationen
- Dossiê Norbert Elias
- Studien über die Deutschen
- Wandlungen der Verhaltens in den weltlichen Oberschichten des Abendlandes
- Über die Einsamkeit der Sterbenden in unseren Tagen
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1970
deutschrockeuropeangermankrautrockprogressive rocksymphonic prog
Discography
- Grobschnitt1972
- Ballermann1974
- Jumbo1975
- Rockpommel's Land1977
- Merry-Go-Round1979
- Illegal1980
- Razzia1982
- Kinder und Narren1984
- Fantasten1987
- Acoustic Album2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5
- Total plays
- 66
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Key facts
- Born
- 22 June 1897, Breslau , Silesia Province , Prussia , German Empire , (now Wrocław , Poland )
- Died
- 1 August 1990 (1990-08-01) (aged 93), Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Alma mater
- Heidelberg University
- Known for
- Figurational sociology , theory of civilizing/decivilizing processes , habitus
- Fields
- Sociology
- Doctoral advisor
- Richard Hönigswald
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Norbert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Wrocław
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Occupation
- poet
- Educated at
- University of Freiburg
- Employer
- University of Leicester
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Notable work
- The Civilizing Process
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Doctoral advisor
- Richard Hönigswald
- Student of
- Karl Mannheim
- Field of work
- sociology
- Image
- Norbert Elias, 1987 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Leicester
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- date of death
- 1990-08-01
- date of birth
- 1897-06-22
- Commons category
- Norbert Elias
- name in native language
- Norbert Elias
- member of
- Blau-Weiss
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- influenced by
- Max Weber
- archives at
- German Literature Archive Marbach
- P8168
- Poggio Catino
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
Norbert Elias ( German: [ˈnɔʁbɛʁt eˈliːas]; 22 June 1897 – 1 August 1990) was a German sociologist who later became a British citizen. He is especially famous for his theory of civilizing/decivilizing processes.
Life and career
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