Daniel Defert
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Contents
Country
France
Birth - Death
1937 -
Occupation
Activist
Notable Achievements
Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur
Description
AIDS activist and the founding president (1984–1991) of the first AIDS awareness organization in France, AIDES. Professor of Sociology, Université de Paris VIII Vincennes. Received in 1998 the Prix Alexander Onassis for the creation of AIDES. Partner of philosopher Michel Focault.