Alfred Sauvy

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Alfred Sauvy was a French demographer, sociologist, and economist best known for introducing the term "Third World" to describe countries not aligned with either the Western or Eastern blocs during the Cold War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf French person
demographer
economist
human
sociologist
alignmentConcept non-aligned countries
areaOfInfluence Cold War political classification
development discourse
global South terminology
associatedWith non-aligned movement (conceptually)
coinedTerm Third World
countryOfCitizenship France
described countries not aligned with Western or Eastern blocs during the Cold War
familyName Sauvy
fieldOfWork demography
economics
sociology
gender male
givenName Alfred
hasEthnicContext European
knownAs French demographer Alfred Sauvy
languageOfExpression French
name Alfred Sauvy
nationality French
notableConcept Third World
notableFor coining the term "Third World"
occupation demographer
economist
sociologist
politicalContext Cold War

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Third World
coinedBy
Alfred Sauvy ("French demographer Alfred Sauvy")
knownAs
Alfred Sauvy
name
Sauvy
notableBearer

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