Alfred Sauvy
1898
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1990
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: École polytechnique, Collège Stanislas de Paris
occupation: economist, demographer, anthropologist, historian, professor, sociologist
award received: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Montyon Science Award
position held: director
Alfred Sauvy (31 October 1898 – 30 October 1990) was a demographer, anthropologist and historian of the French economy. Sauvy coined the term Third World ("Tiers Monde") in reference to countries that were unaligned with either the Western bloc or the Eastern bloc during the Cold War. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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