Daniel Defert

Daniel Defert
Defert in 2015
Born(1937-09-10)10 September 1937
Died7 February 2023(2023-02-07) (aged 85)
Paris, France
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud
OccupationSociologist
PartnerMichel Foucault

Daniel Defert (10 September 1937 – 7 February 2023) was a French sociologist and HIV/AIDS activist. Partner to the late Michel Foucault, Defert co-founded France's first AIDS advocacy group, AIDES, following Foucault's death from complications related to the disease. Defert was the heir to Foucault's estate.


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