Born: 15 July 1930 · Died: 8 October 2004 · Age: 74
French philosopher who developed the critical theory of deconstruction
Did you know?He was expelled from his school in Algeria as a child because of his Jewish background under wartime laws.
Quick facts
Date of birth15 July 1930
Date of death8 October 2004
Age at death74
Cause of deathPancreatic cancer
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceEl Biar, Algeria
Occupationphilosopher, literary critic, university teacher
Editor's Take:
Jacques Derrida taught readers to look at what a text hides as well as what it says. His approach, deconstruction, examined the opposites that thinking relies on. Examples include speech and writing, or nature and culture. It spread far beyond philosophy into literature, law and architecture. Critics called him obscure. Admirers found him liberating. Few modern thinkers have been argued about so much. His work remains on reading lists across the humanities.
Key Milestones
1967: Publishes Of Grammatology
1983: Helps found the Collège international de philosophie
1992: Receives a contested Cambridge honorary degree
1993: Publishes Specters of Marx
Jacques Derrida (French:; born Jackie Élie Derrida; 15 July 1930 – 9 October 2004) was a French philosopher.
Jacques Derrida's birthday is July 15. He was born on July 15, 1930 in El Biar, Algeria.
How old was Jacques Derrida when he died?
Jacques Derrida died on October 8, 2004, aged 74.
Who shares a birthday with Jacques Derrida?
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