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Auguste Comte – Biography
Auguste Comte was a renowned French social philosopher.
And yet, here I stand having written my dissertation and preparing for a job as an instructor of history.
Through his scholastic efforts, he contributed a lot to the field of Social Sciences. He laid the foundation of sociology as a discipline for scientific study of human society and is thus known as the founder of modern Sociology.
The full name of Auguste Comte was Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte.
Auguste Comte was born on 19 January 1788 in Montpellier, France. He started his primary education at Lycee Joffre and then carried on his studies at the University of Montpellier.In 1814, he got admission in the Ecole Polytechniquein Paris. Comte remailed a brilliant student of mathematics and science.
He was also interested in Economics, History and Philosophy. However, as the Ecole Polytechnique was closed to be restructured by its authorities, Comte could not continue his education. In 1817, he started teaching journalism and mathematics in Paris which enabled him to ear