| Jürgen W. Falter | |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Heppenheim, Hesse, Germany |
| Fields: | Political science |
| Workplaces: | University of Mainz |
| Alma Mater: | Saarland University Free University of Berlin (Diplom, 1968) |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Karl Kaiser, Gerald L. Eberlein |
| Doctoral Students: | Kristina Schröder |
Jürgen Wilfried Falter (born 22 January 1944) is a German political scientist. His research interests include political extremism and xenophobia.[1]
Born in Heppenheim, Hesse, Falter enrolled with a political science and modern history major at the University of Heidelberg in 1963 before finishing his studies with a Diplom at the Free University of Berlin in 1968.[2] He earned his doctoral degree in 1973 and his Habilitation in 1981, both from the Saarland University.
In 1983 he accepted a chair at the Otto-Suhr-Institut in Berlin, a position he held until 1992. In 1993 he joined faculty at the University of Mainz.