Biography of Max Weber

1. BIOGRAPHY OF MAX WEBER
Assignment of sociology

2. A Little introduction of Max Weber
• Maximilian Karl Emil "Max" Weber
• Weber was a German sociologist, philosopher,
and political economist whose ideas
influenced social theory, social research, and
the discipline of sociology itself.
• Weber is often seated, with Émile Durkheim
and Karl Marx, as one of the three founding
architects of sociology.

3. MAX WEBER’S FAMILY BACKGROUND

4. • Weber was born in 1864, in Erfurt, Thuringia.
• He was the oldest of the seven children of Max Weber
Sr.
• His father was a wealthy and prominent civil servant
and member of the National Liberal Party.
• Weber's 1876 Christmas presents to his parents, when
he was thirteen years old, were two historical essays
entitled "About the course of German history, with
special reference to the positions of the Emperor and
the Pope," and "About the Roman Imperial period from
Constantine to the migration of nations."

5. EDUCATION
• In 1882 Weber enrolled in the University of
Heidelberg as a law student. After a year of
military service he transferred to University of
Berlin.
• In 1886 Weber passed the examination
for Referender, comparable to the bar
association examination in the British and
American legal systems.
• Throughout the late 1880s, Weber continued his
study of law and history.

6. EARLY WORK OF MAX WEBER
• In the years between the completion of his dissertation and
habilitation, Weber took an interest in contemporary social
policy.
• In 1888 he joined the Verein für Socialpolitik.
• From 1893 to 1899 Weber was a member of
the Alldeutscher Verband (Pan-German League), an
organization that campaigned against the influx of the
Polish workers
• In 1893 he married his distant cousin Marianne Schnitger.
• The couple moved to Freiburg in 1894, where Weber was
appointed professor of economics at the University of
Heidelberg.

7. Max Weber and his wife

8. Theories and Quotations