French historian and philosopher (born 1926)

Michel Foucault

Paul-Michel Foucault was a French historian of ideas and philosopher, who was also an author, literary critic, political activist, and teacher. Foucault's theories primarily addressed the relationships between power, knowledge and liberty, and he analyzed how they are used as a form of social control through multiple institutions. Though often cited as a structuralist and postmodernist, Foucault rejected these labels and sought to critique authority without limits on himself. His thought has influenced academics within a large number of contrasting areas of study, with this especially including those working in anthropology, communication studies, criminology, cultural studies, feminism, literary theory, psychology, and sociology.

Born

1926

October 15

Died

1984

Era

1920s

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Michel, in brief

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1926 Born
1984 Died

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1066 Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later.
1211 Battle of the Rhyndacus: The Latin emperor Henry of Flanders defeats the Nicaean emperor Theodore I Laskaris.
1529 The Siege of Vienna ends when Austria routs the invading Ottoman forces, ending its European expansion.
1582 Adoption of the Gregorian calendar begins, eventually leading to near-universal adoption.

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The world in 1926

When Michel arrived

april 21 Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
april 24 The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
april 6 Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
april 7 Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Blaine Gabbert 1989– American football player Didier Deschamps 1968– French footballer and manager Elisa Aguilar 1976– Spanish basketball player Friedrich Nietzsche 1844–1900 German philologist, philosopher, and critic (born 1844) Harold W. Gehman 1942– Jr., American admiral James Tissot 1836–1902 French painter and illustrator (born 1836) John L. Sullivan 1858–1918 American boxer (born 1858) José Miguel Carrera 1785–1821 Chilean general and politician (died 1821) Lee Iacocca 1924–2019 American automotive executive (born 1924)

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Also born in 1926

A. N. R. Robinson 1926–2014 Trinbagonian politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1926) Alfredo Di Stéfano 1926–2014 Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (died 2014) Anahit Tsitsikian 1926– Armenian violinist and educator (died 1999) Andy Griffith 1926–2012 American actor, singer, and producer (born 1926) Avraham Adan 1926–2012 Israeli general (died 2012) Bernard Nathanson 1926–2011 American physician and activist (born 1926) Beryl Cook 1926–2008 English painter and illustrator (born 1926) Boris Chetkov 1926–2010 Russian painter (died 2010) Bruno Bartoletti 1926–2013 Italian conductor (died 2013)

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