Emile Durkheim
By Connor Hecke
Early Days
Born in April of 1858
From France
Rabbinical School and École normale supérieure
High class
- Father Chief Rabbi of the Vosges and Haute-Marne
Graduated in 1882 with a degree in philosophy
He traveled to Germany in 1885 to study sociology for 2 years
In 1887 he started teaching in France at University of Bordeaux
Also in 1887 he married Louis Dreyfus
Died in November of 1917
What Did Emile Do?
- At the University of Bordeaux he introduced the study of social science
- His first major work was The Division of Labor In Society. Published in 1893
- It broke down the influence of the social norms of an individual in a society
- His next piece of work was The Rules of Sociological Method. Published in 1895
- His third major work was Suicide: A study in sociology. Published in 1897
- A Study on the different suicide rates with Protestants and Catholics. He stated a stronger social impact with Catholics lowers the suicide rates.
- His last Major work was The Elementary Forms of The Religious life. Published in 1912
-This was a book that looked at religion as a social Phenomenon