Auguste Comte

  • Auguste Comte was Born

    A French Revolution-era child, Auguste Comte grew up in the aftermath of 1798. His rejection of religion and royalty was unwavering. Rather than focusing on science, he opted to focus on society, which he called sociology.
  • Parting ways

    Henri de Saint-Simon, a theorist and early founder of European socialism, and Auguste ended their partnership in 1824. The writings of the two were disputed over authorship
  • Teaching

    He became interested in presenting lectures to influential French intellectuals, and he began addressing them. A nervous breakdown occurred halfway through the lecture series, and he was unable to continue in his lecture series.
  • Dismissal of service

    Sociology and society as a field of study have been enriched by his contributions to the study of society. The Ecole Polytechnique dismissed him in 1842 after a clash with administrators because of his disagreements with them.
  • Endings

    It was the year that he was dismissed from the Ecole Polytechnique that he divorced Caroline Massin Comte after 17 years of marriage.
  • New beginnings for Auguste

    It was in 1844 that Clotilde de Vaux, an aristocrat and writer, began to have a romantic relationship with him.
  • Sad endings

    The System of Positive Polity was written just two years after Comte met Clotilde De Vau and the scientific method was developed after her death.
  • Understandings

    It was Comte's scientific understanding of society that contributed greatly to the refinement and promotion of his new world order by applying it to history, psychology, and economics. Throughout Europe's intellectual climate, he was widely supported by European intellectuals such as Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, and George Eliot, whose ideas influenced them.
  • Death of Auguste Comte

    A stomach cancer diagnosis was made by the doctors and the date of Comte's death in Paris was September 5, 1857