Thomas Luckmann

Thomas Luckmann
Thomas Luckmann
Born	Tomaž Luckmann; 14 October 1927; Jesenice, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Died	10 May 2016; Austria
Spouse	Benita Petkevic (m. 1950; died 1987)
Children	3 daughters: Maja, Mara, and Metka
Academic background
Education	University of Vienna and University of Innsbruck
Alma mater	The New School for Social Research
Influences	Alfred Schütz, Carl Mayer
Academic work
Discipline	Sociology, Philosophy
Sub-discipline	Phenomenology, sociology of knowledge, sociology of religion
Institutions	University of Konstanz, The New School for Social Research
Main interests	Linguistics, history, and philosophy
Notable works	The Social Construction of Reality (1966), The Invisible Religion (1967), "The sociology of Language"(1975), The Structures of the Life-World with Alfred Schütz (1982), and "Life-World and Social Realities" (1983)

Thomas Luckmann (/ˈlʌkmən/; October 14, 1927 – May 10, 2016) was an American-Austrian sociologist of German and Slovene origin who taught mainly in Germany. Born in Jesenice, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Luckmann studied philosophy and linguistics at the University of Vienna and the University of Innsbruck. He married Benita Petkevic in 1950. His contributions were central to studies in sociology of communication, sociology of knowledge, sociology of religion, and the philosophy of science. His best-known titles are the 1966 book, The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (co-authored with Peter L. Berger), The Invisible Religion (1967), and The Structures of the Life-World (1973) (co-authored with Alfred Schütz)

Thomas Luckmann
Born	Tomaž Luckmann 14 October 1927 Jesenice, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Died	10 May 2016 Austria
Spouse	Benita Petkevic (m. 1950; died 1987)
Children	3 daughters: Maja, Mara, and Metka

Academic background
Education	University of Vienna and University of Innsbruck
Alma mater	The New School for Social Research
Influences	Alfred Schütz, Carl Mayer
Academic work
Discipline	Sociology, Philosophy
Sub-discipline	Phenomenology, sociology of knowledge, sociology of religion
Institutions	University of Konstanz, The New School for Social Research
Main interests	Linguistics, history, and philosophy
Notable works	The Social Construction of Reality (1966), The Invisible Religion (1967), "The sociology of Language"(1975), The Structures of the Life-World with Alfred Schütz (1982), and "Life-World and Social Realities" (1983)