Niklas Luhmann

Niklas Luhmann (December 8, 1927 – November 6, 1998) was a German sociologist, and a prominent thinker in systems theory, who is increasingly recognized as one of the most important social theorists of the 20th century.

Biography

Luhmann was born in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, where his father's family had been running a brewery for several generations. After graduating from the Johanneum school in 1943, he was conscripted as a Luftwaffenhelfer in World War II and served for two years until, at the age of 17, he was taken prisoner of war by American troops in 1945. After the war Luhmann studied law at the University of Freiburg from 1946 to 1949, when he obtained a law degree, and then began a career in Lüneburg's public administration. During a sabbatical in 1961, he went to Harvard, where he met and studied under Talcott Parsons, then the world's most influential social systems theorist.

In later years, Luhmann dismissed Parsons' theory, developing a rival approach of his own. Leaving the civil service in 1962, he lectured at the national Deutsche Hochschule für Verwaltungswissenschaften (University for Administrative Sciences) in Speyer, Germany, until 1965, when he was offered a position at the Sozialforschungsstelle (Social Research Centre) of the University of Münster, led by Helmut Schelsky. 1965/66 he studied one semester of sociology at the University of Münster.

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Niklas

Niklas [ˈniklas] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Miasto, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Stare Miasto, 13 km (8 mi) south of Konin, and 96 km (60 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.

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Coordinates: 52°6′11″N 18°13′44″E / 52.10306°N 18.22889°E / 52.10306; 18.22889

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Niklas (name)

Niklas is the name of many males. It is also used as surname. Notable people with that name include:

Niklas (singer), Danish singer-songwriter

Niklas Almqvist, Guitarist and backup vocalist of the Swedish Garage Rock band The Hives.

Niklas Andersen, Football defender who plays for Werder Bremen

Niklas Andersson, Ice hockey player currently playing for Frölunda HC

Niklas Bäckström, Ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Minnesota Wild

Niklas Edin, Curler

Niklas Eriksson, Olympic Ice hockey player

Niklas Hagman, Ice hockey forward currently playing for the Calgary Flames

Niklas Hjalmarsson, Ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks

Niklas Hogner, Pairs figure skater

Niklas Klingberg, Motorcycle speedway rider

Niklas Kronwall, Ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings

Niklas Kvarforth, Composer and vocalist of the black metal band Shining

Niklas Luhmann, Sociologist

Niklas Mattsson, Retired ice hockey player

Niklas Meinert, Field hockey midfielder

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Niklas (singer)

Niklas Holmgreen Fridh, more commonly known as just Niklas (born 16 September 1983) is a Danish singer songwriter. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, but until he was 13 he lived in Sweden. He became famous with his YouTube renditions "Ingen dikkedarer" in 2010 and "Chiller, når du flexer" in 2011. He was signed to Sony Music and released his first official single "Ikke mer' mig (Niklas f*** dig)" in Sweden and Denmark and is preparing EP1 (on Instant Major record label)