Auguste comte

Auguste Comte

By SarahClark07

  • Birth

    Auguste Comte is born in Montpellier, France, in the year 1798.

  • Studies begin

    Comte enrolls in classes at Paris' École Polytechnique in 1814.

  • Pursues a career in Philosophy

    Comte departs from the École Polytechnique in 1816 to pursue a career in philosophy.

  • Hiring of secretary

    Comte hires Henri de Saint-Simon, a social theorist, as his secretary in 1817.

  • Starts own theories

    Comte departs from Saint-Simon in 1822 and starts formulating his own theories regarding societal and intellectual advancement.

  • Publishes Work

    Comte publishes his Plan des travaux scientifiques nécessaires pour réorganiser la société, his first significant work, in 1826. (Plan for the Scientific Work Required to Reorganize Society).

  • Marries and later separates

    Comte marries Caroline Massin in 1830, but they become unhappy with union so they later separate.

  • Publishes Course of Positive Philosophy

    In 1835, Comte publishes his Course of Positive Philosophy and introduces the term "sociology."

  • Releases System of Positive Polity

    Comte releases his System of Positive Polity, a book that outlines his ideas for a new social structure, in 1842.

  • Comte assigned to the College de France

    Comte is assigned to the College de France chair of positive philosophy in 1845.

  • Comte publishes Synthese subjective

    1854: The posthumous publication of Comte's final work called the Synthese subjective.

  • Passes away

    Auguste Comte passes away in Paris, France, in 1857.