Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)
The father of the modern
sociology and one of the most
influential sociologists and
professors
Main works:
"De la division du travail social"
(The Division of Labor in Society)
"Les Règles de la méthode
sociologique" (The Rules of
Sociological Method),
Le Suicide: étude de sociologie"
(Suicide : A Study in Sociology),
"Les Formes élémentaires de la
vie religieuse" (The Elementary
Forms of the Religious Life).
In 1898 Emile Durkheim founded
the "Annee Sociologique," the
first Social Science Journal in
France