Comte was a French philosopher, mathematician and social scientist. Comte is widely known as the originator of positivism, to believe the natural rather than the supernatural.
Enrolled into Ecole Polytechnique (school)
Ecole Polytechnique close, Comte went on to study at the medical school in Montpellier
Migrated from Montpellier to Paris, France
Becomes a secretary and collaborator for social theorist Henri de Saint-Simon
Comte's partnership with Henri de Saint-Simon ends
Married his partner Caroline Massin
Began delivering lectures as part of a course of 'positive philosophy'.
Admitted to a mental health hospital in, but Comte left without being cured.
Comte attempts suicide by jumping off the Pont des Arts
Comte resumed courses on positive philosophy
published the start of his major works in the volumes of “Course in Positive Philosophy”
he taught analysis and mechanics at the 'Ecole Polytechnique'
Comte lost his job at the 'Ecole Polytechnique, due to clash with the administrators of the institute
divorced his partner, Caroline Massin
Comte published his book on mathematics titled “Elementary Treatise on Analytic Geometry.”
Comte began a platonic relationship with Clotilde de Vaux being 17 years her senior
Completed his books, “Philosophical Treatise on Popular Astronomy” and “Discourse on the Positive Spirit”
Clotilde de Vaux passes away
Comte began to publish volumes of “System of Positive Polity - A Treatise of Sociology, Instituting the Religion of Humanity”, in which he expressed his unique view on democracy
Auguste Comte passes away due to stomach cancer
Auguste Comte is laid to rest in the Perte Lachaise Cemetry, Paris.
His apartment, where he lived from 1841 until his death in 1857, has been preserved as the 'Maison d’Auguste Comte,' which is a private museum as well as a philosophical research centre.