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Georges Friedmann

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Georges Friedmann · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

French sociologist of work and industrial labor

When

1902, Paris, France — 1977, Paris, France

Where

France

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Georges Friedmann is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — French sociologist of work and industrial labor

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Friedmann was a French sociologist regarded as a founder of the sociology of work, analyzing how industrial mechanization and the division of labor shaped human experience. He was born in Paris to a Jewish father and was of Jewish descent. His studies of labor influenced French social science and the founding of communication studies.

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French sociologist of work and industrial labor

1902

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology