# Herculine Barbin

> Herculine Adélaïde Barbin, later known as Abel Barbin, was a French intersex person who was assigned female at birth and raised in a convent, but was later reclassified as male by a court of law, after an affair and physical examination. She is known for her memoir, Herculine Barbin, which was studied by Michel Foucault. Her birthday is marked as Intersex Day of Remembrance.

*French intersex person, writer (1838–1868)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/herculine-barbin

## Identity
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1838-11-08
- **Died:** 1868-03-13
- **Status:** deceased

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 9.6 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Herculine_Barbin)
- [Herculine Barbin](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculine_Barbin)
- [Herculine Barbin](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculine_Barbin)
- [Abel Barbin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Barbin)
- [Herculine Barbin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculine_Barbin)
- [Herculine Barbin](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculine_Barbin)
- [Herculine Barbin](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculine_Barbin)
- [Abel Barbin](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Barbin)
- [Herculine Barbin](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculine_Barbin)
- [Herculine Barbin](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculine_Barbin)
- [Барбен, Эркюлин](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%8E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2517546)

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