About Abram de Swaan
Born 1942. Abram de Swaan is a Dutch essayist, university teacher and sociologist.
Abram de Swaan (; 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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Who is Abram de Swaan?
Dutch writer
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Abram de Swaan was born on 8 January 1942 in Amsterdam.
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Abram de Swaan is an essayist, university teacher and sociologist.
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Abram de Swaan is Dutch.
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