Raoul Vaneigem, author of the manifesto that inspired the French May, has died.

Raoul Vaneigem, the Belgian author and philosopher, died on July 28 at his home in Sant Pol de Mar, Spain. He was 90 years old and widely recognized for his 1967 work, The Revolution of Everyday Life, which served as a foundational text for the May 1968 student uprisings in France.

As a prolific writer, Vaneigem’s radical theories on daily life and social critique significantly influenced the intellectual climate of the late 1960s. His passing marks the loss of a key figure associated with the ideological shifts that defined the French protest movement.