Comte, Auguste, 1798-1857
Dates
- Existence: 1798 - 1857
Biography
sidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte (19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857) was a French philosopher 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. Comte's ideas were also fundamental to the development of sociology.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Auguste Comte letters
Collection
Identifier: Mss 853124.1
Mss 853124.1
Date(s):
1853-01-24 to 1853-01-30
Scope and Contents
Two letters from Auguste Comte in Paris, France to Hector Bossange in Paris in which he tells him that Richard Congreve wants a sampling of all his work and thanks him for sending the items.