Daniel Defert

| birth_place = Avallon, France | death_date = | death_place = Paris, France | alma_mater = École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud | occupation = Sociologist | partner = Michel Foucault }}

Daniel Defert (; 10 September 1937 – 7 February 2023) 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. Provided by Wikipedia