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Ulrich Beck
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Memorial Page for Ulrich Beck

May 15, 1944 – Jan 1, 2015(70 years)Died in:München, Bavaria

German sociologist & scholar

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Awards(7)

Otto von der Gablentz awardSchader AwardCicero Orator Prizehonorary doctor of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-IngolstadtHonorary doctor of the University of LausanneHonorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aireshonorary doctor of Sofia University

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Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim

Education(2)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenLondon School of Economics and Political Science

Ulrich Beck (* May 15, 1944 in Słupsk; † January 1, 2015 in Munich) was a german sociologist & scholar. He was 70 years old. He was married to Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim. His education included Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and London School of Economics and Political Science. He received 7 awards, including Otto von der Gablentz award, Schader Award. His cause of death was myocardial infarction.

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Born in Słupsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship

1944

Cicero Orator Prize

1999

Schader Award

2005

honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

2010

Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne

2011

Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires

2013

honorary doctor of Sofia University

2013

Otto von der Gablentz award

2014

Died in MĂĽnchen, Bavaria (myocardial infarction)

2015

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Ulrich Beck. Forever remembered.