Norman Birnbaum

Norman Birnbaum
Official portrait from the Georgetown University Law Center
Born(1926-07-21)July 21, 1926
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 4, 2019(2019-01-04) (aged 92)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Academic background
Alma materWilliams College
Harvard University (PhD)
ThesisSocial Structure and the German Reformation (1958)
Doctoral advisorTalcott Parsons
Academic work
InstitutionsNuffield College, Oxford
Notable studentsSteven Lukes

Norman Birnbaum (July 21, 1926 – January 4, 2019) was an American sociologist. He was an emeritus professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, and a member of the editorial board of The Nation. In 2017 he received Germany's highest award, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.

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