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PHILOSOPHER

Alfred Schütz

1899 - 1959

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Alfred Schutz (; born Alfred Schütz, German: [ʃʏts]; 1899–1959) was an Austrian philosopher and social phenomenologist whose work bridged sociological and phenomenological traditions. Schutz is gradually being recognized as one of the 20th century's leading philosophers of social science.: xv  He related Edmund Husserl's work to the social sciences, using it to develop the philosophical foundations of Max Weber's sociology, in his major work Phenomenology of the Social World. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Schütz has received more than 307,697 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Alfred Schütz is the 314th most popular philosopher (down from 303rd in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Austria (down from 169th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Austrian Philosopher.

Alfred Schütz is most famous for his analysis of phenomenology. He is a philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist who is best known for his work in the sociology of knowledge.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alfred Schütz ranks 314 out of 1,081. Before him are Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, Ammonius Saccas, Justus Lipsius, Sebastian Brant, Isaac Abarbanel, and Giovanni Gentile. After him are Thrasymachus, Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Aenesidemus, Heraclides Ponticus, Jean-Luc Nancy, and Gemistus Pletho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Alfred Schütz ranks 32. Before him are Cevdet Sunay, Jean Moulin, Paul-Henri Spaak, Bertil Ohlin, Gustav Heinemann, and Max Theiler. After him are Ferhat Abbas, Georg von Békésy, Emma Morano, Bronislav Kaminski, Lucio Fontana, and Chang Myon. Among people deceased in 1959, Alfred Schütz ranks 20. Before him are Shirō Ishii, Buddy Holly, Errol Flynn, George Grosz, Mike Hawthorn, and Bohuslav Martinů. After him are Ritchie Valens, Edward C. Tolman, Arthur Cecil Pigou, Ettore Majorana, Raphael Lemkin, and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Alfred Schütz ranks 186 out of 1,237. Before him are Eric Kandel (1929), Josef Stefan (1835), Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (1558), Klaus Maria Brandauer (1943), Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656), and Maria Theresa of Austria (1816). After him are Maria Schell (1926), Anna of Tyrol (1585), Ludwig Minkus (1826), Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852), Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771), and Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1853).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Austria

Among philosophers born in Austria, Alfred Schütz ranks 8. Before him are Karl Popper (1902), Martin Buber (1878), Paul Feyerabend (1924), Josef Breuer (1842), Ivan Illich (1926), and Otto Weininger (1880). After him are Otto Neurath (1882), André Gorz (1923), Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757), Jean Améry (1912), Kazimierz Twardowski (1866), and Christian von Ehrenfels (1859).

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