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10 hours ago · China was the world's most populous nation for many centuries, [citation needed] until being surpassed by India in 2023. When China took its first post-1949 census in 1953, the population stood at 583 million; by the fifth census in 2000, the population had more than doubled, reaching 1.2 billion.
10 hours ago · Maximilian Karl Emil Weber ( / ˈveɪbər /; German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generally. His ideas continue to influence social theory and research .