Daniel Defert

French AIDS activist (1937-2023) · France · On the map · Activists · Died at 85

Daniel Defert 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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