Foucault
English
Proper noun
Foucault (countable and uncountable, plural Foucaults)
- A surname from French.
- Michel Foucault
- 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 5 (Totem Books, Icon Books; →ISBN
- There are many “Foucaults” — whether they are all texts, or features in a network of institutional power, a régime of truth and knowledge, or the discourse of the author and his works.
- 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 5 (Totem Books, Icon Books; →ISBN
- Jean Bernard Léon Foucault, French physicist (1819–1868)
- Michel Foucault
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Foucault is the 51941st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 400 individuals. Foucault is most common among White (86.5%) and Black/African American (11.75%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Foucault”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 594.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fu.ko/
Proper noun
Foucault m or f
- a surname
- (physics) the French physicist Jean Bernard Léon Foucault
- (philosophy) the French philosopher Michel Foucault
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuˈko/**[1]
- Rhymes: -o
References
- Foucault in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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