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The Maison d'Auguste Comte, also known as the Musée Auguste Comte, is a private
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* ''Auguste Comte, 1798–1857: Correspondence Conservee Aux Archives Positivistes De La Maison D'Auguste Comte Inventaire'', Bibliothèque Nationale (France), 1984. . * Bruno Gentil, "La maison d'Auguste Comte: Témoin de l'histoire du positivisme", Bulletin de la Société des amis de la bibliothèque de l'Ecole polytechnique, no. 30, pp. 21–38, 2002. ISSN 0989-3059. {{Authority control Buildings and structures in the 6th arrondissement of Paris Museums in Paris Comte, Auguste Literary museums in France Historic house museums in Paris Maisons des Illustres
The Maison d'Auguste Comte, also known as the Musée Auguste Comte, is a private writer's house museum
Writers' homes (sometimes writer's, author's or literary houses) are locations where writers lived. Frequently, these homes are preserved as historic house museums and literary tourism destinations, called writer's home museums, especially when t ...
and archive dedicated to positivist philosopher Auguste Comte (1798–1857). It is maintained by the Association internationale Auguste Comte, located in the 6th arrondissement at 10, rue Monsieur-le-Prince
Rue Monsieur-le-Prince is a street of Paris, located in the 6th arrondissement. It is named after the Prince of Condé, whose palace bordered it. From 1793 to 1805 the street was called ''Rue de la Liberté''.
The street features in the title of ...
, Paris, France, and open Wednesday afternoons, with a guided tour at 3:30 p.m.; an admission fee is required. The closest Paris Métro
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station is Odéon.
Comte lived on the 2nd floor of 10, rue Monsieur le Prince from 1841 to his death in 1857, where he wrote the four volumes of ''Système de politique positive'' (1851–1854), his last treatise of positivist philosophy. The apartment has subsequently been restored and reconstructed as it was at the philosopher's death. It consists of five main rooms (dining room, living room, study, classroom, bedroom) with vestibule, and contains Comte's writing desk, portraits of Clotilde de Vaux and various disciples, personal effects, and handwritten letters, as well as a library of positivist writings that contains about 600 books in French, including first editions of his works, 250 books in other languages, a thousand brochures, and four collections of periodicals.
See also
*List of museums in Paris
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Maison d'Auguste Comte
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* ''Auguste Comte, 1798–1857: Correspondence Conservee Aux Archives Positivistes De La Maison D'Auguste Comte Inventaire'', Bibliothèque Nationale (France), 1984. . * Bruno Gentil, "La maison d'Auguste Comte: Témoin de l'histoire du positivisme", Bulletin de la Société des amis de la bibliothèque de l'Ecole polytechnique, no. 30, pp. 21–38, 2002. ISSN 0989-3059. {{Authority control Buildings and structures in the 6th arrondissement of Paris Museums in Paris Comte, Auguste Literary museums in France Historic house museums in Paris Maisons des Illustres