Daniel Bensaïd

Daniel Bensaïd
Bensaïd at a conference in Barcelona in April 2008
Born
Daniel Ben Saïd

(1946-03-25)25 March 1946
Toulouse, France
Died12 January 2010(2010-01-12) (aged 63)
Paris, France
Education
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud
University of Paris X
Philosophical work
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolTrotskyism
InstitutionsUniversity of Paris-VIII
Main interestsPolitical theory

Daniel Bensaïd (born Daniel Ben Saïd; 25 March 1946 – 12 January 2010) was a philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France. He became a leading figure in the student revolt of 1968, while studying at the University of Paris X-Nanterre.