Max Weber died on 14 June 1920 in Munich, aged 56. 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
- 26 April 1920Great Debate
- from 28 April 1920 to 18 October 1991Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
- 18 May 1920Birth of John Paul II
- 4 June 1920Treaty of Trianon
- 14 June 1920Death of Max Weber
- 25 July 1920Birth of Rosalind Franklin
- 10 August 1920Treaty of Sèvres
- 16 August 1920Birth of Charles Bukowski
- 18 August 1920The 19th Amendment gives American women the vote
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