Maria Simon (sociologist)

Austrian social worker, sociologist and psychologist

Maria Dorothea Simon (née Pollatschek; 6 August 1918 – 8 March 2022) was an Austrian sociologist, psychologist, and scholar. She was the director of the Akademie für Sozialarbeit der Stadt Wien from 1970 to 1983. After her retirement, she was a Senior Representative at the World Federation for Mental Health.

Maria Simon
Simon in August 2018
Born(1918-08-06)6 August 1918
Died8 March 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 103)
Vienna, Austria
Spouse
Josef
(m. 1944)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of London
University of Vienna
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
Sub-disciplineSocial work
InstitutionsAkademie für Sozialarbeit der Stadt Wien

Simon died on 8 March 2022 in Vienna, Austria at the age of 103.[1]

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References

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  1. "Simon Maria Dorothea: Sozialarbeiterin und Psychologin". biografiA: biografische Datenbank und Lexikon österreichischer Frauen (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-23.