Alfred Schutz

Alfred Schütz (1899–1959) was born in Vienna, where he studied law and political science. He subsequently held senior positions at several banks. In 1932, he published his major work, *The Phenomenological Structure of the Social World* (*Der sinnhafte Aufbau der sozialen Welt*). In 1938/39, Schütz emigrated via Paris to New York, where he initially continued working for a Viennese bank. From 1944, he taught at the New School of Social Research, published essays on social science, and worked on *The Structures of the Lifeworld* (*Strukturen der Lebenswelt*).