July 28th, 2012 Emile Durkheim Emile Durkheim (April 15, 1858 –
November 15, 1917) was a French sociologist whose contributions
were instrumental in the formation of sociology and
anthropology. His work and editorship of the first journal of
sociology (L'Anne Sociologique) helped establish sociology
within academia as an accepted social science. During his
lifetime, Durkheim gave many lectures, and published numerous
sociological studies on subjects such as education, crime,
religion, suicide, and many other aspects of society. He is
considered as one of the founding fathers of sociology and an
early proponent of solidarism. Life and Career of Emile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim was born in the eastern French province of
Lorraine on April 15, 1858. He came from a long line of devout
French Jews; his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather had
been rabbis. At an early age, he decided not to follow in his
family's rabbinical footsteps. Durkheim himself would lead a
completely secular life. Much of his work, in fac