Marcel Foucault
French psychologist and philosopher
About Marcel Foucault
Lived 1865 – 1947 (aged 81–82). Marcel Foucault was a French psychologist, philosopher and university teacher.
Marcel Foucault (1865–1947) was a French philosopher and psychologist.
Marcel Foucault was professor of philosophy at the University of Montpellier. In 1906 he founded a laboratory of experimental psychology at the university.
Works Ls psycho-physique, F. Alcan, 1901 Observations et experiences de Psychologie scolaire, 1910 L'illusion paradoxale et le seuil de Weber, Montpellier: Coulet et fils, 1910 Cours de psychologie, F. Alcan, 1926
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Who was Marcel Foucault?
French psychologist and philosopher
When was Marcel Foucault born?
Marcel Foucault was born in 1865 in Saint-Victor-de-Buthon.
When did Marcel Foucault die?
Marcel Foucault died in 1947.
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Marcel Foucault was a psychologist, philosopher and university teacher.
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Marcel Foucault was French.
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