Maximilian Carl Emil Weber
⭐ Historical Significance
Weber's analytic tools remain core to sociology, organizational studies and public administration
Biography & Life
Weber's essay linked Calvinist ethics to capitalist spirit; later works categorised authority (traditional, charismatic, legal‑rational) and analysed modernity's 'iron cage'. Teaching at Heidelberg and Munich, he influenced political science and sociology. Weber died of Spanish flu 1920, manuscripts later compiled as *Economy and Society*.
Historical Significance
Weber's analytic tools remain core to sociology, organizational studies and public administration
Key Facts
- Profession: Sociologist, Economist
- Lifespan: 1864 – 1920
- Nationality: German