Abram de Swaan

Abram de Swaan
De Swaan in 2010
Born (1942-01-08) 8 January 1942
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abram de Swaan (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːbrɑm də ˈsʋaːn]; born 8 January 1942) is a Dutch essayist, sociologist and professor emeritus from the University of Amsterdam.

In 1996, he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2000.

He developed the concept of a global language system.

He received the P. C. Hooft Award in 2008.

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