Niklas Luhmann

German sociologist, administration expert, and social systems theorist.

Born December 8th, 1927 in Lüneburg. [ref]

Died November 6th, 1998 at 70 years old in Oerlinghausen. [ref]

Occupations
cyberneticist, lawyer, sociologist, university teacher
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner