Foucault

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Foucault. === Pronunciation === === 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. Jean Bernard Léon Foucault, French physicist (1819–1868) ==== 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: 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 ==== courant de Foucault == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fuˈko/** Rhymes: -o === Proper noun === Foucault m or f by sense a surname in French === References ===