Rafael Capurro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rafael Capurro

German philosopher born in Uruguay

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1945

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Profession: university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Rafael Capurro (born 20 November 1945) is a Uruguayan philosopher and academic specialist in the field of information ethics.
He was Professor of information management and information ethics at Stuttgart Media University in Germany from 1986 to 2009, when he entered emeritus status.
Since then he has been Director of the Steinbeis-Hochschule Berlin Institute of Information Ethics (2008-2013), and Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Digital Ethics at Stuttgart Media University. Capurro is the founder or co-founder of several organizations including the Capurro Fiek Foundation, the International Center for Information Ethics, Red Latinoamericana de ética de la information, the Africa Network for Information Ethics and the International Society for Information Studies.