Daniel Defert

French AIDS activist (1937–2023)

Daniel Defert (born 10 September 1937 died 7 February 2023) is a French sociologist and HIV/AIDS activist. He was a partner to academic Michel Foucault. Defert co-founded France's first AIDS advocacy group, AIDES, after Foucault's death from the disease.[1]

Daniel Defert
Daniel Defert (2015)
by Claude Truong-Ngoc
Born (1937-09-10) 10 September 1937 (age 86)
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud
OccupationSociologist
PartnerMichel Foucault

References change

  1. Delaporte, Michel (19 September 2014). "" Quand on questionne les marges, on arrive au cœur de la politique " Daniel Defert". L'Humanité. Retrieved 11 August 2016.