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Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte (French: [oɡyst kɔ̃t] ⓘ; 19 January 1798 – 30 September 1857) [ 1 ] was a French philosopher, mathematician and writer who formulated the doctrine of positivism. He is often regarded as the first philosopher of science in the modern sense of the term. [ 2 ]
Sep 1, 2024 · Auguste Comte (born January 19, 1798, Montpellier, France—died September 5, 1857, Paris) was a French philosopher known as the founder of sociology and of positivism. Comte gave the science of sociology its name and established the new subject in a systematic fashion.
Aug 9, 2023 · Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte was born on January 19, 1798, in Montpellier, France. He was born in the shadow of the French Revolution and as modern science and technology...
Jul 7, 2019 · Auguste Comte was born in Montpellier, France. After attending the Lycée Joffre and then the University of Montpellier, he was admitted to the École Polytechnique in Paris. The École closed in 1816, at which time Comte took up permanent residence in Paris, earning a precarious living there by teaching mathematics and journalism. He read ...
Auguste Comte was a French philosopher, founder of positivism and sociology. He was born on January 19, 1798 in Montpellier, France and died on September 5, 1857 in Paris, France.
Life. Auguste Comte was born in Montpellier, in southwestern France. After attending school there, he began studies at the École Polytechnique in Paris. There, he learned about French republican ideals and progress. In 1816, the École closed for re-organization.
Last Years and Death. Comte published four volumes of Systeme de Politique Positive between 1851 and 1854. His final work was published in 1856. Comte died in Paris on September 5, 1857, due to stomach cancer. He was 59 years old.
