SOCIOLOGIST
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann (; German: [ˈluːman]; December 8, 1927 – November 11, 1998) was a German sociologist, philosopher of social science, and a prominent thinker in systems theory. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Niklas Luhmann has received more than 736,868 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Niklas Luhmann is the 12th most popular sociologist (up from 14th in 2019), the 446th most popular biography from Germany (down from 421st in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Sociologist.
Niklas Luhmann is most famous for his contributions to the study of social systems. He is often considered one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th century.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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8.66
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Niklas Luhmann ranks 12 out of 54. Before him are Georg Simmel, Talcott Parsons, Erving Goffman, Anthony Giddens, Norbert Elias, and Marcel Mauss. After him are Immanuel Wallerstein, Ulrich Beck, Karl Mannheim, Gabriel Tarde, Manuel Castells, and Pitirim Sorokin.
Most Popular Sociologists in Wikipedia
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Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 6
Talcott Parsons
1902 - 1979
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 7
Erving Goffman
1922 - 1982
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 8
Anthony Giddens
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.25
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Norbert Elias
1897 - 1990
HPI: 68.34
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Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.29
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Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 12
Immanuel Wallerstein
1930 - 2019
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 13
Ulrich Beck
1944 - 2015
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 14
Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 15
Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 16
Manuel Castells
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 17
Pitirim Sorokin
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Niklas Luhmann ranks 19. Before him are Lawrence Kohlberg, Turgut Özal, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kim Young-sam, and László Kubala. After him are Albert Uderzo, Juliette Gréco, Margaret Keane, Maurice Béjart, Janet Leigh, and Marshall Warren Nirenberg. Among people deceased in 1998, Niklas Luhmann ranks 13. Before him are Ernst Jünger, Carlos Castaneda, Jean-François Lyotard, Yang Shangkun, Octavio Paz, and Alan Shepard. After him are Vladimir Prelog, Raymond Cattell, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Theodore Schultz, Frederick Reines, and Otto Kretschmer.
Others Born in 1927
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Lawrence Kohlberg
1927 - 1987
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 13
Turgut Özal
1927 - 1993
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 14
Antônio Carlos Jobim
1927 - 1994
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 15
Mstislav Rostropovich
1927 - 2007
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 16
Kim Young-sam
1927 - 2015
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 17
László Kubala
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 18
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 19
Albert Uderzo
1927 - 2020
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 20
Juliette Gréco
1927 - 2020
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 21
Margaret Keane
1927 - 2022
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 22
Maurice Béjart
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 23
Janet Leigh
1927 - 2004
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 24
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
1927 - 2010
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1998
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Ernst Jünger
1895 - 1998
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 7
Carlos Castaneda
1925 - 1998
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 8
Jean-François Lyotard
1924 - 1998
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 9
Yang Shangkun
1907 - 1998
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 10
Octavio Paz
1914 - 1998
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 11
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 12
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 13
Vladimir Prelog
1906 - 1998
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 14
Raymond Cattell
1905 - 1998
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 15
Konstantinos Karamanlis
1907 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 16
Theodore Schultz
1902 - 1998
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 17
Frederick Reines
1918 - 1998
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 18
Otto Kretschmer
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 19
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Niklas Luhmann ranks 446 out of 6,142. Before him are Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463), Walther von Reichenau (1884), Bernhard von Bülow (1849), Felix Klein (1849), F. W. Murnau (1888), and Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662). After him are Jochen Rindt (1942), Wilhelm List (1880), Josef Kramer (1906), Wilhelm Burgdorf (1895), Erhard Milch (1892), and Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573).
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Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
1463 - 1525
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 440
Walther von Reichenau
1884 - 1942
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 441
Bernhard von Bülow
1849 - 1929
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 442
Felix Klein
1849 - 1925
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 443
F. W. Murnau
1888 - 1931
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 444
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
1662 - 1726
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 445
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 446
Jochen Rindt
1942 - 1970
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 447
Wilhelm List
1880 - 1971
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 448
Josef Kramer
1906 - 1945
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 449
Wilhelm Burgdorf
1895 - 1945
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 450
Erhard Milch
1892 - 1972
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 451
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
1573 - 1651
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 452
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among sociologists born in Germany, Niklas Luhmann ranks 4. Before him are Max Weber (1864), Theodor W. Adorno (1903), and Georg Simmel (1858). After him are Robert Michels (1876), Amitai Etzioni (1929), Juan José Linz (1926), Andre Gunder Frank (1929), Lewis A. Coser (1913), and Claus Offe (1940).
Max Weber
1864 - 1920
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 1
Theodor W. Adorno
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 2
Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 3
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 4
Robert Michels
1876 - 1936
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 5
Amitai Etzioni
1929 - 2023
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 6
Juan José Linz
1926 - 2013
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 7
Andre Gunder Frank
1929 - 2005
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 8
Lewis A. Coser
1913 - 2003
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 9
Claus Offe
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 10
