Max Weber By Michias Lori Miranda Elysa Bibliographical

Max Weber By: Michias, Lori, Miranda, Elysa

Bibliographical Information � Born in 1864 in Erfurt, Prussia � His home constantly had politics and academia � Wealthy and powerful in the community � He had a nervous break down after his fathers death � He was in favor of strengthening the parliament � He was part of drafting the constitution and founding the German Democratic party

Educational Background �In 1882 he enrolled at the University of Heidelberg but left after 2 years for military service then he came back and finished studies at the University of Berlin �Earned his Doctorate degree in 1889 �In 1894 Weber was appointed the professor of economics at the University of Freiburg and then the same position at the University of Heidelberg in 1896 �Resigned in 1903

Research History �Developed brilliant insights into the relationship of Calvinist morality and compulsive labor, into the relationship between various religious ethics and social and economic processes, and into many other questions of lasting importance

Contributions to Sociology �Weber used a multidimensional approach to analyzing society his interpretation of sociology merged the economic cultural and political organizations of society together of being what shaped social institutions and social change another major contribution was his definition of “social action” as a behavior for which people give meaning

Why is he in our Hall of Fame �He went through a lot of depression and anxiety and still worked hard and contributed a lot to sociology even throughout the hard times

Some Interesting Facts �Married Marianne Schnitger, a second cousin. �He had depression, insomnia and anxiety which made it hard for him to teach. �He was in and out of Sanatoriums for 5 years