French historian and philosopher associated with the structuralism and poststructuralism movements. \
M. Foucault had a great influence not only in philosophy, but also in the fields of other humanities and social sciences.M. Foucault was born in 1926. Poitiers, in the French Third Republic. During his studies, he was deeply depressed and even tried to commit suicide. Perhaps for this reason, he became interested in psychology and while completing his philosophy studies, he also received a psychologist's diploma. in the 7th of the 20th century In the 1990s, he worked at various French universities and became well-known in academic circles. in 1969 was elected professor of the Faculty of History of Thought Systems at the College of France, where he worked until his death. Since the 1970s, Foucault has been active in political issues, founding the Groupe d'information sur les prisons and often speaking out in defense of the rights of homosexuals and other marginalized groups. He often lectured outside of France, especially in the United States, and in 1983 accepted to become a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. M. Foucault, an early victim of AIDS, died in Paris in 1984.
