Robert H. Reichardt
Robert H. Reichardt (born May 2, 1927 in Basel ; † August 22, 1994 in Vienna ) was a Swiss sociologist whose main fields of work were technology, culture and music.
Reichardt studied at the University of Basel with Edgar Salin ( economics ), Karl Jaspers ( philosophy ) and Heinrich Popitz ( sociology ) and financed his studies as a working student . In 1960, he was there with the work of the social science context of a Soziographie of Austrian musical life to Dr. phil. PhD. From 1960 to 1961 he was a Research Associate at Princeton University , USA . From 1964 to 1966 he was head of the sociological department of the Institute for Advanced Studies and Scientific Research in Vienna . In 1965 he completed his habilitation with the study The record as a cultural and economic phenomenon at the University of Basel for sociology.
From 1966 he was a full professor of sociology at the University of Vienna and since 1977 he was part-time director of the Institute for Socio-Economic Development Research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences .
His research focus was on sociological theory and methods, on the sociology of consumption , technology , culture and music . Reichhardt composed and made music himself.
Reichardt was buried at the Döblinger Friedhof in Vienna.
literature
- Wolfgang Lipp (Hrsg.): Society and music - ways to music sociology. Ceremony for Robert H. Reichardt on his 65th birthday (= Sociologia Internationalis. Supplements. Volume 1). Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-428-07449-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert H. Reichardt in the catalog of the German National Library
supporting documents
- ^ Walther Killy, Rudolf Vierhaus: German biographical encyclopedia. Saur, 1999, ISBN 3-598-23186-5 , p. 198.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reichardt, Robert H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss sociologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1994 |
| Place of death | Vienna |