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Auguste Comte

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Auguste Comte

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Auguste Comte (French: Auguste Comte; January 19, 1798 - September 5, 1857) was a French philosopher who created the field of contemporary sociology and established its important foundation, and was the first to fully elaborate on the content of modern positivism.

Category
Scholars
Nationality
France
Born
1798-01-19
Died
1857-09-05
Wikidata
Q12718
Occupations philosophersociologistmathematicianwriter
Aliases August ComteAuguste ComteIsidore Auguste Marie François Xavier ComteAuguste ComteComteComte, A.

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