Alfred Sauvy | |
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![]() Alfred Sauvy in 1983. | |
Born | 31 October 1898 Villeneuve-de-la-Raho ![]() |
Died | 30 October 1990 |
Resting place | Montalba-le-Château ![]() |
Occupation | Professor ![]() |
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Alfred Sauvy (31 October 1898 – 30 October 1990)[1] 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.[2][3]