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Date: 21 April 1864
Max Weber Birthday, Date of Birth
Maximilian Carl Emil Weber (; German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generally. His ideas continue to influence social theory and research.
Born in Erfurt in 1864, Weber studied law and history in Berlin, Göttingen, and Heidelberg. After earning his doctorate in law in 1889 and habilitation in 1891, he taught in Berlin, Freiburg, and Heidelberg. He married his cousin Marianne Schnitger two years later. In 1897, he had a breakdown after his father died following an argument. Weber ceased teaching and travelled until the early 1900s. He recovered and wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. During the First World War, he initially supported Germany's war effort but became critical of it and supported democratisation. He also gave the lectures "Science as a Vocation" and "Politics as a Vocation". After the war, Weber co-founded the German Democratic Party, unsuccessfully ran for office, and advised the drafting of the Weimar Constitution. Becoming frustrated with politics, he resumed teaching in Vienna and Munich. He died of pneumonia in 1920 at the age of 56, possibly as a result of the post-war Spanish flu pandemic. A book, Economy and Society, was left unfinished.
One of Weber's main intellectual concerns was in understanding the processes of rationalisation, secularisation, and disenchantment. He formulated a thesis arguing that such processes were associated with the rise of capitalism and modernity. Weber also argued that the Protestant work ethic influenced the creation of capitalism in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. It was followed by The Economic Ethics of the World Religions, where he examined the religions of China, India, and ancient Judaism. In terms of government, Weber argued that states were defined by their monopoly on violence and categorised social authority into three distinct forms: charismatic, traditional, and rational-legal. He was also a key proponent of methodological antipositivism, arguing for the study of social action through interpretive rather than purely empiricist methods. Weber made a variety of other contributions to economic sociology, political sociology, and the sociology of religion.
After his death, the rise of Weberian scholarship was slowed by the Weimar Republic's political instability and the rise of Nazi Germany. In the post-war era, organised scholarship began to appear, led by Talcott Parsons. Other American and British scholars were also involved in its development. Over the course of the twentieth century, Weber's reputation grew as translations of his works became widely available and scholars increasingly engaged with his life and ideas. As a result of these works, he began to be regarded as a founding father of sociology, alongside Karl Marx and Émile Durkheim, and one of the central figures in the development of the social sciences more generally.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Thursday, April 21, 1864
- Place of Birth
- Erfurt
- Age
- 161
- Star Sign
- ♉
The April 21, 1864 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 111 day of the year. President of the United States was Abraham Lincoln.
If you were born on this day, you are 161 years old. Your last birthday was on the Monday, April 21, 2025, 151 days ago. Your next birthday is on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in 213 days. You have lived for 58,955 days, or about 1,414,922 hours, or about 84,895,352 minutes, or about 5,093,721,120 seconds.
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21st of April 1864 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 21, 1864
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.; Advices from New-Orleans to April 13 No Additional News of the Great: Battle The Preliminary Skirmishing.
Date: 21 April 1864
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.; SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE N.Y. TIMES. LONGSTREET HAS JOINED LEE.
Date: 21 April 1864
and His Supporters for the Presidency
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.; Arrival of the Australasian With News to April 10. The Alleged Kidnapping of British Subjects Into the Federal Service. Particulars of the New Rebel Cotton Scheme. LOSS OF A VALUABLE BLOCKADE-RUNNER. Terrible Bombardment of the Danish Village of Sonderborg. Eighty Women and Children Reported Killed. Maximilian's Difficulties Said to be Finally Settled. HE DEPARTS FOR MEXICO APRIL 13. PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT. BOMBARDMENT OF SONDERBURG. AMERICAN TOPICS. THE KEARSAGE ENLISTMENTS. MISCELLANEOUS. THE DANISH WAR. GARIBALDI. FRANCE. THE MEXICAN QUESTION. AUSTRIA. THE OUTBREAK IN HUNGARY. THE CITY OF NEW-YORK. UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RAISE HER.
Date: 21 April 1864
Expected outbreak foiled; Cotton Scheme; "Atlantic Trading Company"
THE WAR IN LOUISIANA.; Another Battle on the Red River. THE REBELS BADLY WHIPPED. Gen. A.J. Smith Takes 2,000 Prisoners and 20 Cannon.GEN. BANKS' WHOLE FORCE ENGAGED.An Official Dispatch from Capt.Pennock.FROM CHICAGO. ANOTHER DISPATCH. FROM WASHINGTON. NEWS VIA CAIRO.
Date: 21 April 1864
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