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Thomas Luckmann

1927 - 2016

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Thomas Luckmann (; October 14, 1927 – May 10, 2016) was an American-Austrian sociologist of German and Slovene origin who taught mainly in Germany. Born in Jesenice, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Luckmann studied philosophy and linguistics at the University of Vienna and the University of Innsbruck. He married Benita Petkevic in 1950. His contributions were central to studies in sociology of communication, sociology of knowledge, sociology of religion, and the philosophy of science. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Luckmann is the 29th most popular sociologist (down from 24th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Slovene Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Thomas Luckmann ranks 29 out of 79. Before him are Robert Michels, Peter L. Berger, Saskia Sassen, Ziya Gökalp, Robert N. Bellah, and Daniel Bell. After him are Stuart Hall, Juan José Linz, Harold Garfinkel, Ludwig Gumplowicz, Georges Gurvitch, and Robert E. Park.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Thomas Luckmann ranks 105. Before him are Shirley Fry, Lois Maxwell, Jerry Stiller, Eartha Kitt, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Pierre Alechinsky. After him are Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Vernon L. Smith, Dick Bruna, Odvar Nordli, Thanin Kraivichien, and Bob Fosse. Among people deceased in 2016, Thomas Luckmann ranks 103. Before him are Lloyd Shapley, Paul Elvstrøm, Thorbjörn Fälldin, Michael Massee, Franciszek Macharski, and Gordie Howe. After him are Andrei Karlov, David Hamilton, Loris Francesco Capovilla, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Anker Jørgensen, and Takahito, Prince Mikasa.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Thomas Luckmann ranks 32 out of 340. Before him are Antonio Abetti (1846), Nino Benvenuti (1938), Jacobus Gallus (1550), Branko Oblak (1947), Hermann II, Count of Celje (1361), and Anton Ažbe (1862). After him are Anton Janša (1734), Jurij Vega (1754), Ulrich II, Count of Celje (1406), Anton Korošec (1872), Anna of Cilli (1380), and Ivana Kobilca (1861).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Slovenia

Among sociologists born in Slovenia, Thomas Luckmann ranks 1. 

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