Ulrich Beck (15 May 1944 – 1 January 2015) was a well known German sociologist, and one of the most cited social scientists in the world during his lifetime. His work focused on questions of uncontrollability, ignorance and uncertainty in the modern age, and he coined the terms "risk society" and "second modernity" or "reflexive modernization". He also tried to overturn national perspectives that predominated in sociological investigations with a cosmopolitanism that acknowledges the interconnectedness of the modern world. He was a professor at the University of Munich and also held appointments at the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) in Paris, and at the London School of Economics.
Ulrich Beck
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Ulrich Bek, Wuerlixi Beike, Wuerlixi-Beike, and 39 others
울리히 벡, ウルリッヒ ベック, Ûlrîḵ Beq, 乌尔里希 贝克, 乌尔里希‧贝克, Ulʹrich Bek, Wu-Beike, Ulrih Bek, Ульрих Бек, Урлих Бек, ウーリッヒ ベック, Бек Ульріх, Urlich Beck, Ūlrīš Bik, Wulixi-Beike, Wu Bei ke, اولریش بک, Ururihhi Bekku, Ullihi Pek, Olrikh Beḳ, Wu'erlixi-Beike, 乌尔利希·贝克, Wuerli Xibeike, Wu li xi Bei ke, .. Beck-Brater-Daheim, אולריך בק, Ulrich Beck, ウルリヒ ベック, ウルリッヒ・ベック, Beck, Ulrich Mpek, Wu er li xi Bei ke, Ulrix Beki, Ururihi Bekku, .. Beck-Brater, Ul'rih Bek, उलरिक़ बेक, Wulixi Beike, Ούλριχ Μπεκ - Born:
- May 14, 1944
- Died:
- Dec. 31, 2014
