Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Michel Foucault , born Paul-Michel Foucault ( 15 October 1926 â `` 25 June 1984 ) , was a French philosopher , social theorist and historian of ideas .
Simplified: Michel Foucault ( October 15 , 1926 â `` June 25 , 1984 ) was a French philosopher and historian from France .