Birth of Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte is born in Montpellier into a conservative Catholic family.
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Auguste Comte Biography and Timeline
Follow Auguste Comte through 10 dated historical records for France.
Auguste Comte, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1798–1857Years on this page
1798
1814
Ecole Polytechnique
Comte enters the Ecole Polytechnique and encounters advanced mathematics and republican ideas.
1817
Collaboration with Saint-Simon
Comte becomes secretary and collaborator to social theorist Henri de Saint-Simon.
1822
Plan of Scientific Operations
Comte publishes a plan proposing scientific reorganisation of society.
1824
Break with Saint-Simon
Comte ends his collaboration with Saint-Simon after disputes over authorship and intellectual independence.
1826
Course of Positive Philosophy
Comte begins private lectures outlining a comprehensive positive philosophy.
1830
First Volume of Positive Philosophy
Comte publishes the first volume of his Course of Positive Philosophy.
1842
Completion of Positive Philosophy
Comte completes the six-volume Course of Positive Philosophy.
1851
System of Positive Polity
Comte begins publishing the System of Positive Polity and develops the Religion of Humanity.
1857
Death of Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte dies in Paris, aged fifty-nine.
Records, sources and methodology
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