Robert Hertz (22 June 1881 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine – 13 April 1915 in Marchéville, Meuse) was a French sociologist who was killed in active service during World War I. Hertz was a student at the École Normale Supérieure, from which he aggregated in philosophy in 1904, finishing first in his class. After a brief period of study in England at the British Museum he returned to France, where he began doctoral work with Émile Durkheim and Marcel Mauss. An important member of the Annee Sociologique team, his specialty was the sociology of religion.
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Robert Hertz (22 June 1881 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine – 13 April 1915 in Marchéville, Meuse) was a French sociologist who was killed in active service during World War I. Hertz was a student at the École Normale Supérieure, from which he aggregated in philosophy in 1904, finishing first in his class. After a brief period of study in England at the British Museum he returned to France, where he began doctoral work with Émile Durkheim and Marcel Mauss. An important member of the Annee Sociologique team, his specialty was the sociology of religion.
