Ulrich Beck

Ulrich Beck
Beck in 2012
Born(1944-05-15)15 May 1944
Stolp, Germany
(now Słupsk, Poland)
Died1 January 2015(2015-01-01) (aged 70)[1]
Munich, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationSociologist

Ulrich Beck (15 May 1944 – 1 January 2015) was a German sociologist, and one of the most cited social scientists in the world during his lifetime.[citation needed] His work focused on questions of uncontrollability, ignorance and uncertainty in the modern age, and he coined the terms "risk society" and "second modernity" or "reflexive modernization". He also tried to overturn national perspectives that predominated in sociological investigations with a cosmopolitanism that acknowledges the interconnectedness of the modern world. He was a professor at the University of Munich and also held appointments at the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) in Paris, and at the London School of Economics.

  1. ^ "Communiqué de la maison d'édition d'Ulrich Beck de son décès". Suhrkamp Verlag. Retrieved 3 January 2015.