Thinkers · Science Studies
Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (1946–)
- National background
- Born in Switzerland; grew up in Liechtenstein
- 한국어
- 한스외르크 라인베르거
- 中文（简体）
- 汉斯-约尔格·莱茵贝格尔
- English pronunciation
- /hɑːns jɜːrɡ ˈraɪnbɜːrɡər/HAHNS YURG RINE-ber-ger
- Original · German
- /hans jœʁk ˈʁaɪnbɛʁɡɐ/
Approximate standard German reading, not a verified personal or regional pronunciation. J sounds like English y; ö is a rounded front vowel.
Approximate IPA guides, not verified self-pronunciations. English adaptations may differ from the original-language pronunciation.
Korean spelling follows the linked catalogue. Chinese spelling is a working transliteration.
Name forms & sources
National background follows the linked biography; it is not inferred from the name or a verification of legal citizenship.
Korean and Chinese name forms vary by publication.
Experimental systems and the historical production of knowledge.
Overview
Rheinberger studies the material practices through which experiments generate knowledge. Experimental systems bring research objects, instruments, concepts, and institutional arrangements into changing relationships. His historical epistemology directs attention to uncertainty, error, and the emergence of new questions within laboratory work, rather than treating experimentation simply as the application of a finished theory.