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          5. Michel Foucault
          Philosopher
          BornOct. 15, 1926
          Poitiers, France
          DiedJune 25, 1984 (at age 57)
          Paris, France
          NationalityFrench

          Born on October 15th, 1926, in the commune of Poitiers in west-central France, Michel Foucault was a leading figure of the 20th century Western philosophy.

          He was also a highly influential historian of ideas, literary critic, social theorist and philologist. He firmly believed that philosophy should be rooted in a historical context and he rejected the postmodernist and post-structuralist labels attributed to him by American academics.

          Foucault Early Years

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          Paul Foucault and Anne Malapert, he grew up with his brother Denys and sister Francine in an imposing mid-19th century mansion named Le Piroir located in the small French village of Vendeuvre-du-Poitou. His family was quite prosperous and well-respected in the local community, mainly because his father being a renowned surgeon.

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