Durkheim, Émile
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishDurkheim, ÉmileÉmile DurkheimDurk‧heim, É‧mile /ˈdɜːkhaɪm $ ˈdɜːrk-, eˈmiːl/ (1858–1917) a French university teacher who helped to establish the principles of sociology (=the scientific study of societies and the behaviour of people in groups)