Mohamed Guessous

محمد جسوس (Known as "Father of Moroccan Sociology")

Father of Moroccan Sociology, Princeton PhD, Professor at Mohammed V University, Reformer

Born 1938

Fez, Morocco

Passed Away Feb 07, 2014 Rabat, Morocco

Lifespan 76 years old

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"Sociology is not an ivory-tower exercise; it is an act of intellectual resistance to defend the vulnerable."

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Pioneering academic universally hailed as the 'Father of Moroccan Sociology', Princeton PhD graduate who established the Department of Sociology at Mohammed V University in Rabat.

Biographical Record

Born in Fez, Mohamed Guessous completed his postgraduate studies in the United States, earning his doctorate in sociology from Princeton University in 1969. Returning to Morocco, he founded the first national sociology curriculum at the Faculty of Letters in Rabat.

For four decades, Guessous trained nearly every prominent sociologist, political scientist, and social researcher in modern Morocco, championing social justice, democratic development, and critical empirical analysis of social inequality. His intellectual legacy defined modern Moroccan sociological thought.

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Chouhada Cemetery
Rabat, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0250, -6.8350                    

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