Herculine Barbin

Herculine Adélaïde Barbin
Born(1838-11-08)November 8, 1838
DiedFebruary, 1868 (aged 29)
Paris, France
Cause of deathSuicide (gas asphyxiation)
Other names
  • Abel
  • Camille
Notable workHerculine Barbin: Being the Recently Discovered Memoirs of a Nineteenth-century French Hermaphrodite

Herculine Adélaïde Barbin, later known as Abel Barbin (November 8, 1838 – February 1868),[1] was a French intersex person who was assigned female at birth and raised in a convent, but was later reclassified as male by a court of law, after an affair and physical examination. She is known for her memoir, Herculine Barbin, which was studied by Michel Foucault. Her birthday is marked as Intersex Day of Remembrance.

  1. ^ Foucault, Michel (2013-01-30). Herculine Barbin. ISBN 9780307833099.

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