Ruud De Moor

Ruud Alphons de Moor (6 April 1928 in

Chaam Chaam () is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, about 13 km southeast of Breda. History The village was first mentioned in 1236 as de Cambe, and probably means beer brewery ...

– 3 March 2001 in

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) was a Dutch professor of

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

linked to the

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and the

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in the Netherlands. With

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he started the

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which later grew out to become the

World Values Survey The World Values Survey (WVS) is a global research project that explores people's values and beliefs, how they change over time, and what social and political impact they have. Since 1981 a worldwide network of social scientists have conducted r ...

. The Ruud de Moor centrum (RdMC) of the Open University in the Netherlands was named after him being a founder and in honour of his influence on reform of higher education in the Netherlands. 1928 births 2001 deaths Dutch sociologists Academic staff of Tilburg University People from Alphen-Chaam {{Europe-sociologist-stub