Soziologe
Max Weber
1864 - 1920
Max Weber
Maximilian „Max“ Carl Emil Weber (* 21. April 1864 in Erfurt; † 14. Juni 1920 in München) war ein deutscher Soziologe und Nationalökonom. Obwohl seiner Ausbildung nach Jurist, gilt er als einer der Klassiker der Soziologie sowie der gesamten Kultur-, Sozial- und Geschichtswissenschaften. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen
His biography is available in 136 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 129 in 2024). Max Weber is the most popular soziologe, the 25th most popular biography from Germany (down from 19th in 2019) and the most popular German Soziologe.
Max Weber is most famous for his book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
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Among Soziologes
Among soziologes, Max Weber ranks 1 out of 79. After him are Émile Durkheim, Pierre Bourdieu, Theodor W. Adorno, Anthony Giddens, Robert K. Merton, Georg Simmel, Erving Goffman, Talcott Parsons, Marcel Mauss, Norbert Elias, and Ulrich Beck.
Most Popular Soziologes in Wikipedia
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Max Weber
1864 - 1920
HPI: 87.20
Rank: 1
Émile Durkheim
1858 - 1917
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 2
Pierre Bourdieu
1930 - 2002
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 3
Theodor W. Adorno
1903 - 1969
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 4
Anthony Giddens
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 5
Robert K. Merton
1910 - 2003
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 6
Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 7
Erving Goffman
1922 - 1982
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 8
Talcott Parsons
1902 - 1979
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 9
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 10
Norbert Elias
1897 - 1990
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 11
Ulrich Beck
1944 - 2015
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1864, Max Weber ranks 1. After him are Richard Strauss, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Wilhelm Wien, George Washington Carver, Camille Claudel, Alois Alzheimer, Walther Nernst, Maurice Leblanc, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Hermann Minkowski, and Alfred Hermann Fried. Among people deceased in 1920, Max Weber ranks 1. After him are Amedeo Modigliani, Wilhelm Wundt, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Peter Carl Fabergé, Eugénie de Montijo, Alexander of Greece, Max Bruch, Robert Peary, Alexander Kolchak, Anders Zorn, and Princess Margaret of Connaught.
Others Born in 1864
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SOCIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 87.20
Rank: 1
Richard Strauss
COMPOSER
1864 - 1949
HPI: 80.88
Rank: 2
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
PAINTER
1864 - 1901
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 3
Wilhelm Wien
PHYSICIST
1864 - 1928
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 4
George Washington Carver
CHEMIST
1864 - 1943
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 5
Camille Claudel
SCULPTOR
1864 - 1943
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 6
Alois Alzheimer
PHYSICIAN
1864 - 1915
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 7
Walther Nernst
CHEMIST
1864 - 1941
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 8
Maurice Leblanc
WRITER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 9
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1945
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 10
Hermann Minkowski
MATHEMATICIAN
1864 - 1909
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 11
Alfred Hermann Fried
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1864 - 1921
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1920
Go to all RankingsMax Weber
SOCIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 87.20
Rank: 1
Amedeo Modigliani
PAINTER
1884 - 1920
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Wundt
PSYCHOLOGIST
1832 - 1920
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 3
Srinivasa Ramanujan
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1920
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 4
Peter Carl Fabergé
DESIGNER
1846 - 1920
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 5
Eugénie de Montijo
COMPANION
1826 - 1920
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 6
Alexander of Greece
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1920
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 7
Max Bruch
COMPOSER
1838 - 1920
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 8
Robert Peary
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1920
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 9
Alexander Kolchak
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1920
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 10
Anders Zorn
ARTIST
1860 - 1920
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 11
Princess Margaret of Connaught
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1920
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Max Weber ranks 25 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Peter Paul Rubens (1577), Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770), Richard Wagner (1813), Karl Benz (1844), and Henry Kissinger (1923). After him are Wilhelm Röntgen (1845), Frederick the Great (1712), Johannes Brahms (1833), Friedrich Engels (1820), Angela Merkel (1954), and Max Planck (1858).
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Wilhelm II, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1941
HPI: 88.47
Rank: 19
Peter Paul Rubens
PAINTER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 88.29
Rank: 20
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
PHILOSOPHER
1770 - 1831
HPI: 88.27
Rank: 21
Richard Wagner
COMPOSER
1813 - 1883
HPI: 88.15
Rank: 22
Karl Benz
INVENTOR
1844 - 1929
HPI: 88.12
Rank: 23
Henry Kissinger
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2023
HPI: 87.92
Rank: 24
Max Weber
SOCIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 87.20
Rank: 25
Wilhelm Röntgen
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1923
HPI: 87.15
Rank: 26
Frederick the Great
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 27
Johannes Brahms
COMPOSER
1833 - 1897
HPI: 85.79
Rank: 28
Friedrich Engels
PHILOSOPHER
1820 - 1895
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 29
Angela Merkel
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 85.63
Rank: 30
Max Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 85.41
Rank: 31
Among Soziologes In Germany
Among soziologes born in Germany, Max Weber ranks 1. After him are Theodor W. Adorno (1903), Georg Simmel (1858), Niklas Luhmann (1927), Robert Michels (1876), Juan José Linz (1926), Andre Gunder Frank (1929), Amitai Etzioni (1929), Lewis A. Coser (1913), Claus Offe (1940), and Louis Wirth (1897).
Max Weber
1864 - 1920
HPI: 87.20
Rank: 1
Theodor W. Adorno
1903 - 1969
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 2
Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 3
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 4
Robert Michels
1876 - 1936
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 5
Juan José Linz
1926 - 2013
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 6
Andre Gunder Frank
1929 - 2005
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 7
Amitai Etzioni
1929 - 2023
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 8
Lewis A. Coser
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 9
Claus Offe
1940 - 2025
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 10
Louis Wirth
1897 - 1952
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 11
