Henri de Saint-Simon

Henri de Saint-Simon was a French thinker and social reformer in the early 19th century. He believed society should be organized around productive professionals, like scientists and industrialists, rather than aristocrats or landowners. Saint-Simon argued that cooperation and scientific progress could create a fairer and more efficient society. His ideas laid the groundwork for socialism and modern ideas about technocracy, emphasizing the importance of expertise and collective effort in shaping social and economic systems. His work was influential in the development of social theory and influenced later thinkers who sought social reform based on scientific principles.