"Each victim of suicide gives his act a personal stamp which expresses his temperament, the special conditions in which he is involved, and which, consequently, cannot be explained by the social and general causes of the phenomenon."
Emile Durkheim was a French sociologist widely regarded as a founding figure in modern sociology. He established key concepts in social theory and wrote influential works including The Division of Labor in Society and Suicide. His methods shaped the academic study of social facts and institutions.