Birth of Auguste Comte19 January 1798
Auguste Comte is born in Montpellier into a conservative Catholic family.
Historical person
Auguste Comte Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Auguste Comte, based on 10 World History Database records associated with France.
10 records1798–185710 events2 places
Chronological biography
1798
1814
Ecole Polytechnique1814
Comte enters the Ecole Polytechnique and encounters advanced mathematics and republican ideas.
1817
Collaboration with Saint-Simon1817
Comte becomes secretary and collaborator to social theorist Henri de Saint-Simon.
1822
Plan of Scientific Operations1822
Comte publishes a plan proposing scientific reorganisation of society.
1824
Break with Saint-Simon1824
Comte ends his collaboration with Saint-Simon after disputes over authorship and intellectual independence.
1826
Course of Positive Philosophy1826
Comte begins private lectures outlining a comprehensive positive philosophy.
1830
First Volume of Positive Philosophy1830
Comte publishes the first volume of his Course of Positive Philosophy.
1842
Completion of Positive Philosophy1842
Comte completes the six-volume Course of Positive Philosophy.
1851
System of Positive Polity1851
Comte begins publishing the System of Positive Polity and develops the Religion of Humanity.
1857
Death of Auguste Comte5 September 1857
Auguste Comte dies in Paris, aged fifty-nine.
Titles and roles
Lecturer · Philosopher · Student
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.