Franz Schultheis

Franz Schultheis (born 1953) is a sociologist who served as a professor at the University of St. Gallen and as a senior professor at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen. He worked for many years with the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. His research has focused on changes in the world of work, the sociology of art, and the ethnography of the art world. Schultheis served as president of the Fondation Pierre Bourdieu and was a member of the Swiss Science and Technology Council and the editorial board of the journal Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales.