Abram de Swaan
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Abram de Swaan (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːbrɑm də sʋaːn]; born 8 January 1942) is a Dutch essayist, sociologist and professor emeritus from the University of Amsterdam.
In 1996, he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1] He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2000.[2]
He developed the concept of a global language system.
He received the P. C. Hooft Award in 2008.[3]
Bibliography[]
Books in Dutch[]
- Amerika in termijnen (1968)
- Halverwege de Heilstaat (essays; 1983)
- Zorg en de Staat (1989)
- Perron Nederland (1991)
- Moord en de staat (2003)
Books in English[]
- In Care of the State (1988)
- Words of the World (2001)
- The Killing Compartments (2015)
Awards[]
- P. C. Hooft Award (2008) for his oeuvre
References[]
- ^ "Abram de Swaan". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Abram De Swaan". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
- ^ (in Dutch) P.C. Hooftprijs voor Abram de Swaan, de Volkskrant, 15 dec 2007 (Retrieved on May 11, 2008)
External links[]
Media related to Abram de Swaan at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Dutch essayists
- Members of Academia Europaea
- Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Writers from Amsterdam
- P. C. Hooft Award winners
- University of Amsterdam faculty
- Dutch writer stubs