Auguste comte biography sociology research

French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist (1798–1857)

Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte (; French:[oɡystkɔ̃t]^ⓘ; 19 January 1798 – 5 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] Comte's ideas were also fundamental to the development of sociology, with him inventing the very term and treating the discipline as the crowning achievement of the sciences.^[3][4]

Influenced by Henri de Saint-Simon,^[1] Comte's work attempted to remedy the social disorder caused by the French Revolution, which he believed indicated imminent transition to a new form of society.

He sought to establish a new social doctrine based on science, which he labelled positivism. He had a major impact on 19th-century thought, influencing the work of social thinker