Michel Foucault

Summary

Michel Foucault is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Poitiers^[2]. He was born on October 15, 1926^[3]. He passed away in 13th arrondissement of Paris^[4]. He died on June 25, 1984^[5]. He worked as an anthropologist^[6], psychologist^[7], historian^[8], writer^[9], and sociologist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.41% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,792 views/month, #4,083 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Michel Foucault was born in Poitiers^[2].
• Michel Foucault passed away in 13th arrondissement of Paris^[4].
• Michel Foucault was born on October 15, 1926^[3].
• Michel Foucault died on June 25, 1984^[5].
• Michel Foucault is buried at Q110358956^[12].
• Michel Foucault's father was Paul Foucault^[13].
• Michel Foucault held citizenship in France^[14].
• French was Michel Foucault's native language^[15].
• Michel Foucault's professions included anthropologist^[6].
• Michel Foucault's professions included psychologist^[7].
• Michel Foucault worked as a historian^[8].
• Michel Foucault worked as a writer^[9].
• Michel Foucault's professions included sociologist^[10].
• Michel Foucault's professions included professor^[16].
• Michel Foucault's field of work was philosophy^[17].
• Michel Foucault's field of work was history^[18].
• Michel Foucault's field of work was sociology^[19].
• Michel Foucault's field of work was history of ideas^[20].
• Michel Foucault's field of work was epistemology^[21].
• Michel Foucault's field of work was ethics^[22].
• Among Michel Foucault's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[23].
• Among Michel Foucault's employers was University Lille-III^[24].
• Among Michel Foucault's employers was University at Buffalo^[25].
• Michel Foucault was employed by Collège de France^[26].
• Michel Foucault was employed by Paris 8 University^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1926-10-15^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1984-06-25^[31]

• Community tags: french, historian, philosopher, sociologist^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6108a775-99df-4be6-b497-9d77bc24a495^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Poitiers^[2], Michel Foucault… he was born on October 15, 1926^[3]. His father was Paul Foucault^[13]. French was his native language^[15].

Education

Educated at Lycée Henri-IV^[34], an educational facility^[35], in France^[36], founded in 1796^[37]; École Normale Supérieure^[38], a école normale supérieure^[39], in France^[40], founded in 1794^[41], headquartered in Paris^[42]; and University of Paris^[43], a former entity^[44], in France^[45], founded in 1150^[46], headquartered in Paris^[47]. Michel Foucault's doctoral advisor was Georges Canguilhem^[48]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[49].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist^[6], psychologist^[7], historian^[8], writer^[9], sociologist^[10], and professor^[16]. Fields of work include philosophy^[17], an academic discipline^[50]; history^[18]; sociology^[19], an academic discipline^[51]; history of ideas^[20], an academic discipline^[52]; epistemology^[21], a branch of philosophy^[53]; and ethics^[22], a branch of philosophy^[54]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley^[23], a public research university^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1868^[57], headquartered in Berkeley^[58]; University Lille-III^[24], an open-access publisher^[59], in France^[60], founded in 1970^[61], headquartered in Pont-de-Bois^[62]; University at Buffalo^[25], a public research university^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1846^[65], headquartered in Amherst^[66]; Collège de France^[26], a higher education institution^[67], in France^[68], founded in 1530^[69], headquartered in Paris^[70]; Paris 8 University^[27], a university in France^[71], in France^[72], founded in 1970^[73], headquartered in Saint-Denis^[74]; and Uppsala University^[75], a university^[76], in Sweden^[77], founded in 1477^[78], headquartered in Uppsala^[79]. Michel Foucault supervised François Delaporte as a doctoral student^[80].

Personal Life

Michel Foucault's religion is recorded as atheism^[81]. He was affiliated with the French Communist Party^[82].

Death and Burial

Michel Foucault died on June 25, 1984^[5]. He passed away in 13th arrondissement of Paris^[4]. Recorded cause of death include HIV/AIDS^[83] and disease^[84]. Burial took place at Q110358956^[12].

Why It Matters

Michel Foucault ranks in the top 0.41% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,792 views/month, #4,083 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[85] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[86]

He has been cited as an influence by Gilles Deleuze^[87], a philosopher^[88], 1925–1995^[89], of France^[90], specialised in philosophy^[91]; Edward Said^[92], a writer^[93], 1935–2003^[94], of United States^[95], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[96]; Judith Butler^[97], a philosopher^[98], b. 1956^[99], of United States^[100], awarded the Brudner Prize^[101], specialised in feminist theory^[102]; Jacques Derrida^[103], a philosopher^[104], 1930–2004^[105], of France^[106], awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Award^[107], specialised in philosophy of language^[108]; Byung-Chul Han^[109], a writer^[110], b. 1959^[111], of South Korea^[112], awarded the Salzburg State Prize for Future Research^[113]; and Pierre Bourdieu^[114], a philosopher^[115], 1930–2002^[116], of France^[117], awarded the CNRS Gold medal^[118], specialised in sociology^[119].

Works attributed to him include Discipline and Punish^[120], The History of Sexuality^[121], Madness and Civilization^[122], The Order of Things^[123], The Archaeology of Knowledge^[124], and The Birth of the Clinic^[125].

FAQs

Where was Michel Foucault born?

Michel Foucault's place of birth was Poitiers^[2].

Where did Michel Foucault die?

Michel Foucault passed away in 13th arrondissement of Paris^[4].

Who were Michel Foucault's parents?

Michel Foucault's father was Paul Foucault^[13].

What did Michel Foucault do for work?

Michel Foucault worked as anthropologist^[6], psychologist^[7], historian^[8], writer^[9], and sociologist^[10].

Where did Michel Foucault go to school?

Michel Foucault was educated at Lycée Henri-IV^[34], École Normale Supérieure^[38], and University of Paris^[43].

Who did Michel Foucault influence?

Michel Foucault has been cited as an influence by Gilles Deleuze^[87], Edward Said^[92], Judith Butler^[97], and Jacques Derrida^[103].