Charles Fourier
French utopian socialist and philosopher
- Lived
- 1772–1837
- Country
- France
Updated September 2026
About Charles Fourier
François Marie Charles Fourier was a French philosopher, an influential early socialist thinker, and one of the founders of utopian socialism. Some of his views, held to be radical in his lifetime, have become mainstream in modern society. For instance, Fourier is credited with having originated the word feminism in 1837.
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