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Alfred Sauvy

demographer, anthropologist and historian of the French economy (1898–1990)

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Occupation

demographer, anthropologist and historian of the French economy (1898–1990)

Born in

Villeneuve-de-la-Raho

Born

October 31, 1898

Zodiac

Scorpio

33,602

days lived

91

age at death

Born
October 31, 1898 in 🇫🇷Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Died
October 30, 1990 in Paris (aged 91)
Zodiac
♏︎Scorpio·dog 🐕
Updated Jul 2026

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Astrology
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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Scorpio♏︎

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Moon Sign

Gemini♊︎

Dominant Element

Water

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for October 31, 1898

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1990
Day 33,601
Age 91

Death of Alfred Sauvy

Confidence
96%
Oct 30, 1990

Alfred Sauvy passed away at the age of 91.

1980
Day 29,646
Age 81

Published 'La Machine et le chômage'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1980

Authored 'La Machine et le chômage' (The Machine and Unemployment).

1976
Day 28,185
Age 77

Published 'La Prévention des naissances'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1976

Authored 'La Prévention des naissances' (Birth Control).

1973
Day 27,090
Age 74

Published 'Zero Growth?'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1973

Authored 'Zero Growth?'.

1966
Day 24,533
Age 67

Published 'General Theory of Population'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1966

Published 'General Theory of Population'.

1945
Day 16,863
Age 46

Founded INED

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1945

Founded the Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED).

1943
Day 16,132
Age 44

Published 'Wealth and Population'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1943

Published 'Wealth and Population'.

1941
Day 15,402
Age 42

Served at the National Institute of Statistics

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1941

Served at the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE).

1939
Day 14,671
Age 40

Published 'Social Ascent'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1939

Published 'Social Ascent'.

1930
Day 11,384
Age 31

Joined the Statistics Department

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1930

Joined the Statistics Department.

1927
Day 10,288
Age 28

Worked with Émile Cheysson

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1927

Worked with Émile Cheysson.

1922
Day 8,462
Age 23

Graduated from École Polytechnique

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1922

Graduated from École Polytechnique.

1918
Day 7,001
Age 19

Entered École Polytechnique

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1918

Entered École Polytechnique.

1898
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Alfred Sauvy

Confidence
96%
Oct 31, 1898

Born in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho, Pyrénées-Orientales, France.