Abram de Swaan

Abram de Swaan
De Swaan in 2010
Born (1942-01-08) 8 January 1942 (age 82)
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abram de Swaan (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːbrɑm də ˈsʋaːn]; born 8 January 1942) is a Dutch essayist, sociologist and professor emeritus from the University of Amsterdam.

In 1996, he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1] He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2000.[2]

He developed the concept of a global language system.

He received the P. C. Hooft Award in 2008.[3]

  1. ^ "Abram de Swaan". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Abram De Swaan". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) P.C. Hooftprijs voor Abram de Swaan, de Volkskrant, 15 dec 2007 (Retrieved on May 11, 2008)