Theodor Geiger | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1891 Munich, Germany |
| Died | 16 June 1952 (aged 60) At sea between Canada and Denmark |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, publisher |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Munich University of Würzburg |
| Thesis | Die Schutzaufsicht (1918) |
| Doctoral advisor | Friedrich Oetker |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociologist |
| Sub-discipline | Sociology of Law specialist |
| Institutions | University of Århus |
Theodor Julius Geiger (9 November 1891 in Munich, Germany – 16 June 1952) was a German socialist, lawyer and sociologist who studied Sociology of Law, social stratification and social mobility, methodology, and intelligentsia, among other things. He was Denmark's first professor of sociology, working at the University of Århus (1938–1940).