Urs Jaeggi (23 June 1931 in

Solothurn Solothurn ( , ; french: Soleure ; it, Soletta ; rm, ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissens ...

– 13 February 2021 in

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) was a Swiss sociologist, painter, and author from

, Switzerland. From 1964 to 1993, he was a Professor of

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

and

Social Philosophy Social philosophy examines questions about the foundations of social institutions, social behavior, and interpretations of society in terms of ethical values rather than empirical relations. Social philosophers emphasize understanding the social ...

in Bern, Bochum, New York, and Berlin. He published numerous novels, short stories, essays as well as scientific books. He won the

Ingeborg Bachmann Prize The Festival of German-Language Literature (german: Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur, links=no) is a literary event which takes place annually in Klagenfurt, Austria. During this major literary festival which lasts for several days a number of ...

in 1981. As a visual artist participated in solo and group exhibitions from 1985 on. He lived in Berlin and Mexico City. His daughter Rahel Jaeggi is a professor of philosophy at the

Humboldt University of Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative ...

. Urs Jaeggi died on 13 February 2021 at the age of 89.

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