Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play

Frédéric le Play
Born
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play

(1806-04-11)11 April 1806
Died5 April 1882(1882-04-05) (aged 75)
Academic background
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique, École des Mines
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics, political economy, sociology, epistemology, engineering

Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play (French: [pjɛʁ ɡijom fʁedeʁik plɛ]; April 11, 1806 – April 5, 1882) was a French engineer, sociologist and economist.