Georges Friedmann

Georges P. Friedmann
Born(1902-05-13)13 May 1902
Died15 November 1977(1977-11-15) (aged 75)
Paris
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
University of Paris
Known forLabor sociology, technical civilization
Scientific career
FieldsSociology

Georges Philippe Friedmann (French: [fʁidman]; 13 May 1902 – 15 November 1977) was a French sociologist and philosopher, known for his influential work on the effects of industrial labor on individuals and his criticisms of the uncontrolled embrace of technological change in twentieth-century Europe and the United States.

He was the third president of the International Sociological Association (1956–1959).