Stefan Breuer (born 9 December 1948) is a German sociologist who specializes in the writings of Max Weber and the German political right between 1871 and 1945.
[1] Born in 1948, Breuer studied political science, history and philosophy at the universities of Mainz, Munich and Berlin.
Between 1974 and 1984, he was an assistant researcher in political science at Leibniz University Hannover.
[2] Along with Dirk Kaesler, Johannes Weiß and Wolfgang Schluchter, he is one of the most distinguished German experts on Max Weber's writings.
He is also known for his works on the political right in Germany between 1871 and 1945, and criticised Armin Mohler's construct of the "Conservative Revolution".