Émile Durkheim
French sociologist
David Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist. Durkheim formally established the academic discipline of sociology and is commonly cited as one of the principal architects of modern social science, along with both Karl Marx and Max Weber. Wikipedia
Born: April 15, 1858, Épinal, France
Died: November 15, 1917 (age 59 years), Paris, France
Influenced: Robert K. Merton, Talcott Parsons, Erving Goffman, and more
Education: École normale supérieure (1879–1882), Lycée Louis-le-Grand (1876–1879), École Normale Supérieure, and more
Parents: Moïse Durkheim and Mélanie Isidor Durkheim
Spouse: Louise Dreyfus (m. 1887–1917)
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