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German British sociologist

Norbert Elias (German:[ˈnɔʁbɛʁtʔeˈliːas]; 22 June 1897 – 1 August 1990) was a Jewish Germansociologist who later became a British citizen.

He is especially famous for his theory of civilizing/decivilizing processes.^[1]

Biography

Elias was born on 22 June 1897 in Breslau (today: Wrocław) in Prussia's Silesia Province to Hermann Elias (1860–1940) and Sophie Elias, née Gallewski (also Galewski, 1875–1942).

His father was a native of Kempen (today: Kępno) and a businessman in the textile industry. His mother was a native of the Jewish community of Breslau itself.

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After passing the abitur in 1915, Norbert Elias volunteered for the German army in World War I and was employed as a telegrapher, first at the Eastern front, then at the Western front. After suffering a nervous breakdown in 1917, he was declared unfit for service and was posted to Breslau as a medical orderly.

The same year, Elias began s