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Beckert
Beckert is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Franz Beckert (1907–1973), German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics * Glenn Beckert (1940–2020), American baseball player * Jens Beckert (born 1967), German sociologist * Lothar Beckert (1931–2017), German long-distance runner *Patrick Beckert Patrick Beckert (born 17 April 1990) is a German Olympic speed skater. He was named Erfurt’s Athlete of the Year in 2016, 2017, and 2020 and is the brother of olympic champion Stephanie Beckert. Beckert was able to win medals at national and ... (born 1990), German Olympic speed skater * Stephanie Beckert (born 1988), German speed skater * Sven Beckert, American historians and Laird Bell Professor of American History at Harvard University * Tom Beckert, American sound engineer See also * Groz-Beckert, is part of the Groz-Beckert Group based in Albstadt-Ebingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany References German-language surnames {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Beckert
Jens Beckert (born 21 July 1967, in Frankfurt am Main) is a German sociologist with a strong interest in economic sociology. The author of books on inherited wealth and the social foundations of economic efficiency and imagined futures in the economy, he focuses on the role of the economy in society – especially based on studies of markets – as well as organizational sociology, the sociology of inheritance, and sociological theory. He is director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) in Cologne, Germany, and a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Education and career Beckert earned his MA in sociology at the New School for Social Research in New York City in 1991 and his MBA at Free University of Berlin in 1993. He earned his doctorate with a dissertation in the field of economic sociology in 1996 at Free University of Berlin and his habilitation at the same university with a book on the sociology of inheritance in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
