Emile Durkheim - An Autobiography with APA sources

My name is Emile Durkheim and I was the first French academic sociologist. I developed the methodology of combining empirical research with sociological theory. This is a brief introduction on my life, my work and what I brought to the field of sociology. My contributions have affected the social sciences to include; law, economics, linguistics, ethnology, artistry history, and history (Durkheim, 2006). Philosophy was the ruling social science in my time but through my work the field of sociology was created.

I was born(p) on April 15, 1858 to Moise and Melanie Durkheim (Jones, 1986). My father was a rabbi and my mother was the daughter of a merchant (Jones, 1986). I was born in an era of remarkable social and political change. I was raised in Epinal, the groovy town of Vosges in eastern France. My father, grandfather, and great grandfather were every rabbis. Our family lived very modestly.

I studied Hebrew, the Old Testament and the Talmud in my premature geezerhood as I had decided early on that I too would become a rabbi (Coser, 2003). I proceed with my education at the College dEpinal and graduated with a bachelors degree in Letters and Sciences in 1875. I graduated two years earlier than most students (Jones, 1986). Through my education I wise(p) to speak German, English and Italian, this would be helpful to me later in my career. I decided that I wanted to teach sooner of pursue being a rabbi.

After leaving Epinal I move to Paris where I spent most of the rest my years. I met and married Louise Dreyfus in Paris when I was 29.



We had one son, Andre, and a daughter, Marie. My wife spent her life devoted to my work and compassionate for our children and household.

The events that shaped...

Please be advised this was not actually written by *the* Emile Durkheim.


The essay is written in first-person, informal, storytelling style, and cites sources written nearly a century after Durkheims death.


Obviously not intended to be a *real* autobiography, but worth pointing out to anyone who whitethorn feel the desire to copy and paste.

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