SOCIOLOGIST

Claus Offe

1940 - 2025

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Claus Offe (16 March 1940 – 1 October 2025) was a German political sociologist associated with the Frankfurt School who taught at universities in Germany and the United States, with a focus on political economic analysis. He found new perspectives for a wide range of topics such as analysis of social crises, the welfare state, the transformation of Eastern Europe and European integration, unconditional basic income, civil society and the common good. Offe was a founding member of the Greens and of the Hertie School. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claus Offe is the 63rd most popular sociologist (down from 59th in 2019), the 4,588th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,201st in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Claus Offe ranks 63 out of 79. Before him are Arlie Russell Hochschild, George C. Homans, Maksim Kovalevsky, Erik Olin Wright, Jeffrey C. Alexander, and Michael Mann. After him are Henri Hubert, Göran Therborn, Loïc Wacquant, Louis Wirth, Anthony D. Smith, and Peter Blau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Claus Offe ranks 368. Before him are Jean-Paul Proust, Don Nelson, Claire Bretécher, Jorma Kaukonen, Billy McNeill, and Nasser Al-Sabah. After him are Ralph Towner, Karin Baal, Alberto Gallardo, Vicente Miera, Larry Brown, and Chris Farlowe. Among people deceased in 2025, Claus Offe ranks 263. Before him are Kim Sae-ron, Jørgen Leth, Ruth Buzzi, Alf Clausen, Léon Krier, and Peter McParland. After him are Stefano Benni, Julius Chan, Florence Delay, Bernd Cullmann, Antonio Bailetti, and Ileana Silai.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Claus Offe ranks 4,591 out of 7,253. Before him are Günter Sawitzki (1932), Robert Franz (1815), Therese Zenz (1932), Willibald Kreß (1906), Oskar Vogt (1870), and Augustin Hirschvogel (1503). After him are Princess Margarita of Baden (1932), Axel von dem Bussche (1919), Ferdinand von Hochstetter (1829), Dankmar Adler (1844), Eugen Bolz (1881), and Charles-Mathias Simons (1802).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Germany

Among sociologists born in Germany, Claus Offe ranks 10. Before him are Niklas Luhmann (1927), Robert Michels (1876), Juan José Linz (1926), Andre Gunder Frank (1929), Amitai Etzioni (1929), and Lewis A. Coser (1913). After him are Louis Wirth (1897).

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