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ÉMILE DURKHEIM
(1858-1917)
from Suicide
Émile Durkheim is widely regarded as the founder of the French school of sociology. He was born in Épinal, Lorraine, to a Jewish family who expected him to become a rabbi like his father. Instead, his success in secular … Continue reading
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