Jacques Derrida born Jackie Élie Derrida;[1] July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004) was a French philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction, which he discussed in numerous texts, and developed in the context of phenomenology.[4][5][6] He is one of the major figures associated with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy.[7][8][9] (/ʒɑːk ˈdɛrɪdə/; French: [ʒak dɛʁida];