Birth of Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf
Historical person
Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, based on 14 World History Database records associated with Germany.
Chronological biography
1929
1952
Becomes a doctor of philosophy and classics (PhD)
1957
Appointed Professor of sociology in Hamburg (1957-60)
1959
Publication of "Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society"
1960
Appointed Professor of sociology Tubingen (1960-64)
1967
Appointed Professor of sociology Konstanz (1966-69)
Publication of "Society and Democracy in Germany"
1982
Dahrendorf is made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II
1986
Governor of the London School of Economics
1987
Apppointed Warden of St Antonys College at the University of Oxford, succeeding the historian Sir Raymond Carr
1988
Adopts British citizenship
Publication of "The Modern Social Conflict"
1990
Publication of "Reflections on the Revolution in Europe"
2009
Death of Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.