Emil J. Walter

Emil J. Walter
Born (1897-12-13)December 13, 1897
Winterthur
Died March 10, 1984(1984-03-10) (aged 86)
Zürich
Occupation Sociologist
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Emil Jakob Walter (December 13, 1897 – March 10, 1984) was a Swiss sociologist.

Walter was professor at the Handelshochschule St. Gallen. As a positivist, Walter tried to apply the methods of natural science to sociological and psychological issues. Walter also wrote for scientific (Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich and Synthese) as well as social democratic periodicals (Rote Revue).[1]

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  1. Emil J. Walter in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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