Karl Mannheim

Karl Mannheim
Born	Károly Manheim (1893-03-27)27 March 1893 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	9 January 1947(1947-01-09) (aged 53) London, England
Nationality	Hungarian
Alma mater	University of Budapest London School of Economics Heidelberg University
Known for	Sociology of Culture Sociology of knowledge Theory of ideology Relationism
Spouse	Juliska Lang Mannheim (née Károlyné.)
Scientific career
Doctoral students	Franz Neumann

Karl Mannheim (born Károly Manheim, 27 March 1893 – 9 January 1947) was an influential Hungarian sociologist during the first half of the 20th century. He is a key figure in classical sociology, as well as one of the founders of the sociology of knowledge. Mannheim is best known for his book Ideology and Utopia (1929/1936), in which he distinguishes between partial and total ideologies, the latter representing comprehensive worldviews distinctive to particular social groups, and also between ideologies that provide support for existing social arrangements, and utopias, which look to the future and propose a transformation of society.^[1]