Anton Zijderveld

Anton C. Zijderveld is a Dutch sociologist and professor emeritus. He has studied in the Netherlands and in the United States and holds doctorates in both sociology and philosophy. He was on the faculty of Erasmus University in Rotterdam from 1985 to 2002, and taught briefly in the United States and Canada. Since 1990, Zijderveld has been a bi-weekly columnist for Het Financieele Dagblad in the arts and culture section. He is an amatuer cellist and pianist. He lives with his wife, Angelika E. Dissman, and has four children. Among his many books are The Abstract Society, On Clichés, and Reality in a Looking Glass.