- middle - class ▁family . ▁Family ▁tradition ▁pres cribed ▁naming ▁him ▁after ▁his ▁father , ▁Paul ▁Fou ca ult ▁( 1 8 9 3 – 1 9 5 9 ), ▁but ▁his ▁mother ▁ins isted ▁on ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁" Mich el ;" ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Paul " ▁at ▁school , ▁he ▁would ▁express ▁a ▁preference ▁for ▁" Mich el " ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁His ▁father , ▁a ▁successful ▁local ▁sur geon ▁born ▁in ▁Font aine ble au , ▁moved ▁to ▁Po it iers , ▁where ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁practice . ▁He ▁would ▁marry ▁Anne ▁Mal ap ert , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁prosper ous ▁sur geon ▁Dr . ▁Pro s per ▁Mal ap ert , ▁who ▁owned ▁a ▁private ▁practice ▁and ▁taught ▁an atom y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Po it iers ' ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁Paul ▁Fou ca ult ▁eventually ▁took ▁over ▁his ▁father - in - law ' s ▁medical ▁practice , ▁while ▁Anne ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁their ▁large ▁mid - 1 9 th - century ▁house , ▁Le ▁P iro ir , ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁V ende uv re - du - Po it ou . ▁T ogether ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁three ▁children — a ▁girl ▁named ▁Franc ine ▁and ▁two ▁boys , ▁Paul - Mich el ▁and ▁Den ys — who ▁all ▁shared ▁the ▁same ▁fair ▁hair ▁and ▁bright ▁blue ▁eyes . ▁The ▁children ▁were ▁raised ▁to ▁be ▁nom inal ▁Roman ▁C athol ics , ▁att ending ▁mass ▁at ▁the ▁Church