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Max Weber was born on April 21, 1864, in Erfurt , Germany, and had a birth name of Maximilian Karl Emil Weber . Weber was a jurist , economist , philosopher , anthropologist , politician , historian , lawyer , musicologist , and sociologist . He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Prussia and the Weimar Republic .
He was a prominent and highly influential figure in the academic fields of social sciences and humanities, particularly sociology, economics, and political science. Weber's father, Max Weber Sr. , and his mother, Helene Weber , raised him in Germany . In his lifetime, he pursued education at various prestigious institutions, such as Frederick William University , Humboldt University of Berlin , University of Vienna , Heidelberg University , University of Göttingen , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich , University of Freiburg , University of Strasbourg , and Kaiserin Augusta Gymnasium .
Throughout his academic career, Weber authored several notable works, including "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" , "Economy and Society" , and "Science as a Vocation" . Weber's doctoral advisor was Levin Goldschmidt . Max Weber passed away on June 14, 1920, in Munich .
