Max Weber was born on 21 April 1864 in Erfurt. A German sociologist, economist and political thinker, Weber was a founder of modern sociology. His book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism argued that certain Protestant values helped shape the attitudes of modern capitalism. He studied bureaucracy and distinguished three types of legitimate authority: traditional, charismatic and legal-rational. In his lecture Politics as a Vocation he defined the state as claiming a monopoly on legitimate force. His methods, which stressed understanding the meaning that individuals attach to their actions, shaped the social sciences. His major synthesis, Economy and Society, was published after his death from pneumonia.
Before and after
- from 1 February 1864 to 31 October 1864Second Schleswig War
- from 10 March 1864 to 22 May 1864Red River campaign
- from 14 April 1864 to 1 January 1866Chincha Islands War
- 20 April 1864Pasteurization
- 21 April 1864Birth of Max Weber
- 13 May 1864Construction of Arlington National Cemetery
- 5 June 1864Publication of Ons Heemecht
- from 9 June 1864 to 25 March 1865Siege of Petersburg
- 11 June 1864Birth of Richard Strauss
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- from 18 June 1812 to 18 February 1815War of 1812
- from 19 July 1870 to 28 January 1871Franco-Prussian War
- from 18 March 1871 to 28 May 1871Paris Commune
- from 1885 to 1914Scramble for Africa
- from 25 April 1898 to 11 August 1898Spanish–American War
- from 8 February 1904 to 5 September 1905Russo-Japanese War
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