Norman Birnbaum

Norman Birnbaum
Official portrait from the Georgetown University Law Center
Born(1926-07-21)July 21, 1926
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 4, 2019(2019-01-04) (aged 92)
Alma materWilliams College
Harvard University
EmployerNuffield College, Oxford

Norman Birnbaum (July 21, 1926 – January 4, 2019) was an American sociologist. He was an emeritus professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, and a member of the editorial board of The Nation. In 2017 he received Germany's highest award, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.