Some people consider Max Weber to be the father of modern sociology and others consider it to be W.E.B. Dubois.
Actually most would consider my Great, Great, Great, Great,Great, Great Grandfather Adam Ferguson to be. Here is what Wiki had to say on the subject:
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Adding to this:
The father of modern sociological thought would be Auguste Comte. Although Comtes ideas are slightly outdated and rather sexist, the basic concepts that he proposed are the foundations for modern sociology.
Comte lived in the generation after the French Revolution. He sought to explain how the world could transform so radically in such a short period of time (remembering that human rights, choice, and the infinite perfectibility of man were concepts unheard of before this era).
In his reconciliation of Liberal and Conservative thoughts, he was the first person to look at society as an evolving organism. He believed that Conservative thought was like that of a child. The Liberal thought (those that fueled the French Revolution) was a reflection of rebellious teenage years. And the combination of the two was the mature adult phase of society.
The idea that society is an evolving organism is the framework for the theoretical concepts of Durkheim, Marx, and Weber. Contemporary sociologists are based on the work of these guys. Therefore, when a sociologists asks who's your Daddy? You can now say Auguste Comte.
Auguste Comte, was known as the founder of Sociology. So it may just happen that he is the "father" as well
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COMTE is the father of socialogy.
Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte is considered a forerunner in the field. Émile Durkheim, who came after Comte, is usually the most recognized as a father of sociology, however.
studying about social is called sociology.
August comte
Who is called the father of educational sociology
Sir George Cayley was often called the 'Father of Flight'.
COMTE is the father of socialogy.
Socrates is the called the Father of western philosophy.
Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte is considered a forerunner in the field. Émile Durkheim, who came after Comte, is usually the most recognized as a father of sociology, however.
studying about social is called sociology.
August comte
becuse he is used the term of sociology for the first time
it was George Washington.
Samual Adams
Father Time is a more friendly version of the Grin Reaper.