# Auguste Comte, Father of Sociology, Dies in Paris

Auguste Comte, the founder of sociology and positivism, died in Paris on September 5, 1857.

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Auguste Comte, the father of positivism and the first theorist to use the term 'sociology', died in Paris, France, on September 5, 1857. [^1]

Jovan Ristić, a Serbian statesman, died on 1899-09-05. [^2]

Louis XIV of France, known as the 'Sun King,' was born on 1638-09-05. [^3]

Malta fell into British hands under Admiral Horatio Nelson on 1800-09-05. [^4]

Tomaso Campanella, an Italian philosopher, was born on 1568-09-05. [^5]

Auguste Comte worked on his work titled 'Course in Positive Philosophy', a treatise in which he elaborated on his own particular philosophy, which he presented as a philosophy of sciences. [^6]

The theories Comte postulated created a social physics, which he named 'sociology' and classified among the experimental sciences. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Auguste Comte, the father of positivism and the first theorist to use the term 'sociology', died in Paris, France, on September 5, 1857. (Hoy Digital, News)
2. Jovan Ristić, a Serbian statesman, died on 1899-09-05. (Nezavisne novine, News)
3. Louis XIV of France, known as the 'Sun King,' was born on 1638-09-05. (Nezavisne novine, News)
4. Malta fell into British hands under Admiral Horatio Nelson on 1800-09-05. (Nezavisne novine, News)
5. Tomaso Campanella, an Italian philosopher, was born on 1568-09-05. (Nezavisne novine, News)
6. Auguste Comte worked on his work titled 'Course in Positive Philosophy', a treatise in which he elaborated on his own particular philosophy, which he presented as a philosophy of sciences. (Hoy Digital, News)
7. The theories Comte postulated created a social physics, which he named 'sociology' and classified among the experimental sciences. (Hoy Digital, News)

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