Théophile Funck-Brentano (21 August 1830 – 23 January 1906) was a

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

ish- French sociologist. He was the son of Jacques Funck, a

notary A notary is a person authorised to perform acts in legal affairs, in particular witnessing signatures on documents. The form that the notarial profession takes varies with local legal systems. A notary, while a legal professional, is distin ...

Luxembourg City Luxembourg (; ; ), also known as Luxembourg City ( or ; ; or ), is the capital city of Luxembourg and the Communes of Luxembourg, country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxe ...

that lived with Charles Metz, who was

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to Funck-Bretano's birth. He was the father of

Frantz Funck-Brentano Frantz Funck-Brentano (15 June 1862 – 13 June 1947) was a French historian and librarian. He was born in the castle of Munsbach (Luxembourg) and died at Montfermeil. He was a son of Théophile Funck-Brentano. Biography After graduating a ...

Literary works

* ''Les sciences humaines'', 1868 * ''La pensée exacte en philosophie'', 1869 * ''La civilisation et ses lois'', 1876 * ''La politique'', 1897 * ''Les sophistes français'', 1905

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* Luxembourgian non-fiction writers French sociologists 1830 births 1906 deaths People from Luxembourg City French male non-fiction writers Alumni of the Athénée de Luxembourg {{France-sociologist-stub