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Herculine Barbin

French intersex person, writer (1838–1868)

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Lived 1838–1868, aged 30France
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    1838–1868
    Aged 30
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Updated 2026-08-13

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.

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