Niklas Luhmann

Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann
Born	December 8, 1927; Lüneburg, Germany
Died	November 11, 1998 (aged 70); Oerlinghausen, Germany
Alma mater	University of Freiburg; University of Münster
Known for	Theory of autopoietic social systems; Functional differentiation; Operational constructivist epistemology; Double contingency
	Scientific career
Fields	Social theory; Systems theory; Communication theory; Sociocybernetics
Institutions	University of Bielefeld
Academic advisors	Talcott Parsons
Notable students	Dirk Baecker; Peter Fuchs; Rudolf Stichweh; Elena Esposito; Maren Lehmann;

Niklas Luhmann (/ˈluːmən/; German: [ˈluːman]; December 8, 1927 – November 11, 1998) was a German sociologist, philosopher of social science, and a prominent thinker in systems theory.^[2]

^ Raf Vanderstraeten, "Parsons, Luhmann and the Theorem of Double Contingency," Journal of Classical Sociology 2(1), 2002.
^ Bechmann and Stehr, 'The Legacy of Niklas Luhmann' Society (2002).

Niklas Luhmann

Born	(1927-12-08)December 8, 1927 Lüneburg, Germany
Died	November 11, 1998(1998-11-11) (aged 70) Oerlinghausen, Germany
Alma mater	University of Freiburg University of Münster
Known for	Theory of autopoietic social systems Functional differentiation Operational constructivist epistemology Double contingency^[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Social theory Systems theory Communication theory Sociocybernetics
Institutions	University of Bielefeld
Academic advisors	Talcott Parsons
Notable students	Dirk Baecker [de; zh] Peter Fuchs [de] Rudolf Stichweh [de] Elena Esposito Maren Lehmann [de]