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Thomas Luckmann | |
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| Born | Tomaž Luckmann 14 October 1927 |
| Died | 10 May 2016 |
| Spouse | Benita Petkevic (m. 1950; died 1987) |
| Children | 3 daughters: Maja, Mara, and Metka |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Vienna and University of Innsbruck |
| Alma mater | The New School for Social Research |
| Influences | Alfred Schütz, Carl Mayer |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology, Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Phenomenology, sociology of knowledge, sociology of religion |
| Institutions | University of Konstanz, The New School for Social Research |
| Main interests | Linguistics, history, and philosophy |
| Notable works | The Social Construction of Reality (1966), The Invisible Religion (1967), "The sociology of Language"(1975), The Structures of the Life-World with Alfred Schütz (1982), and "Life-World and Social Realities" (1983) |
Thomas Luckmann (/ˈlʌkmən/; October 14, 1927 – May 10, 2016) was an American-Austrian sociologist of German and Slovene origin who taught mainly in Germany. Born in Jesenice, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Luckmann studied philosophy and linguistics at the University of Vienna and the University of Innsbruck. He married Benita Petkevic in 1950. His contributions were central to studies in sociology of communication, sociology of knowledge, sociology of religion, and the philosophy of science. His best-known titles are the 1966 book, The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (co-authored with Peter L. Berger), The Invisible Religion (1967), and The Structures of the Life-World (1973) (co-authored with Alfred Schütz)