Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) was a French sociologist, one of the founders of modern sociology. He developed concepts of social cohesion, anomie, and collective consciousness, and wrote foundational works on the division of labor, suicide, and the sociology of religion.
Founded modern sociology as a discipline; concepts of anomie, social cohesion, and the sacred/profane distinction remain central to social theory.
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