Abram de Swaan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Abram de Swaan

Dutch writer

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1942

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: university teacher, sociologist, essayist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Abram de Swaan (Dutch pronunciation: ['a?br?m d? s?a?n]; 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 developed the concept of a global language system. He received the P.
C.
Hooft Award in 2008.