Memorial Session in Honor of Matthias Koenig, 1971-2026

Session Submission Type: Meeting

Description

Matthias Koening, most recently Professor of Empirical Macrosociology at Heidelberg University and Vice President of the DfG embodied true transatlantic intellectual engagement, spending extended periods at Harvard and University of Toronto. He was a friend and mentor to many of us in this community: a laudable scholar, a leader in the fields of migration, religion and law, and a wonderful person: so gentle, disciplined, hard-working, fair, imaginative, dedicated to public service, and principled. In this memorial, several of his colleagues and friends will share reflections about his life and career.

Sub Unit

• Affiliated Groups

Participants

• Michèle Lamont, Harvard University

• Philip S. Gorski, Yale University

• Andreas Wimmer, Columbia University

• Claudia Diehl, University of Konstanz

• Zeynep Ozgen, New York University

Meeting Organizers

• Shai M. Dromi, Harvard University

• Elisabeth Becker Topkara, Heidelberg University