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Born in Alzey, Germany 1946
Abitur in Alzey 1966
1966 Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankurt a.M.; from 1968 Westfälische-Wilhems Universität in Münster i.W.: studies in Sociology, Philosophy, Publizistik, and Protestant Theology
1971 MA Protestant Theology
1975 Ph.D. in Sociology, Thesis on Professionalization of protestant Ministers
1980-82 Member of Anselm Strauss' research team in San Francisco
Research on Time and Chronic Illness
1982 Habilitation in Sociology, University of Bielefeld (Time and Chronic Illness)
1984-86 Heisenberg Stipendiat of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
1986-92 Professor of Medical Sociology at the Centre of Psychosomatic Medicine, University of Giessen
1994-99 Professor of General Sociology at the TU Berlin
from 1992 on teaching assignments at Vienna University, Institute of Advanced Studies, Vienna, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, University of South Stockholm,
1999-2013 Professor of Sociology at the Dept of Social Work, University of Kassel
after emeritation still active in academic teaching, giving exams, and publications

Father of Nils (b. 1975), Joel (b. 1981), Klara Milla (b. 2013); grandfather of Lasse and Lukas.

Activities

Employment (1)

University of Kassel: Kassel, Hassia, DE

1999-04 to 2013-10 | Professor (Sociological grounding of case analysis) (Social Work)
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Wolfram Fischer

Education and qualifications (3)

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster: Münster i.W., DE

1971 MA in Protestand Theology (Studies in Theology, Socioloy, Philosophy, Publizistik)
Education
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Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster: Münster i.W., Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

Dr. phil. - 1975: Major: sociology, minor: publizistik, social ethics (Philosophical Faculty)
Education
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Wolfram Fischer

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität: Frankfurt am Main, DE

Studies in Sociology and Protestant Theology (Philosophical Faculty)
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Wolfram Fischer

Professional activities (3)

Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Jerusalem, IL

2001-09 to 2002-04 | Porfessor (Institute of Advanced Studies)
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: Bonn-Bad Godesberg, DE

1984 to 1986 | Privatdozent; Heisenberg Stipendiat (Soziologische Fakultät, Universität Bielefeld)
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Wolfram Fischer

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: Bonn-Bad Godesberg, DE

1980 to 1982 | Researchfellow at University of California, San Francisco (Habilitationsstipendium)
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Wolfram Fischer

Works (1)

Sensual Construction of Body and Biography. Suggestions to Mutually Improve Deficient but Widespread Body Concepts and Biographical Research

Qualitative Sociology Review
2022-10-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Wolfram Fischer
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