Michel Foucault Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Michel Foucault, based on 2 World History Database records associated with France.

2 records1926–19842 events2 places

Chronological biography

1926

Birth of Michel Foucault15 October 1926

Humanities / Philosophy · Philosopher · Poitiers

Michel Foucault is born in Poitiers into a family of physicians.

1984

Death of Michel Foucault25 June 1984

Humanities / Philosophy · Philosopher · Paris

Michel Foucault dies in Paris after complications associated with AIDS, aged fifty-seven.

Titles and roles

Philosopher

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.