Heinz Dieterich
German sociologist
Heinz Dieterich Steffan (1943 – 18 July 2026) was a German sociologist and a political analyst who resided in Mexico. He was best known for his left wing ideals. He contributed to several journals and published more than 30 books about conflict in Latin America, global society and the ideological controversies that characterised the 20th century, among other philosophical and social scientific topics.
Background
Dieterich was born in 1943 in Rotenburg an der Wümme. After completing his university studies in sociology in Frankfurt and Bremen, he moved to Latin America. Since 1977 he has been a professor in sociology and methodology at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico, D.F. Since then he has shown a lot of interest in politics and social movements in Latin America, and documented a great deal of their activity.
He is considered one of the most important figures in the "New School of Bremen" in sociology, constituted by Arno Peters, Carsten Stahmer, and the Cuban physicist Raimundo Franco. This school implements principles of cybernetics, quantum mechanics and the "principle of equivalence" to sociology. In 1996, Steffan contributed to the creation of the alternative information website Rebelion.org, where he contributed regularly.
Dieterich died on 18 July 2026.
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