No. Jacques Lacan (April 13, 1901 - September 9, 1981), a French writer, scholar, and psychoanalyst, is also considered a structuralist. Born and died in Paris, France. Lacan reinterpreted Freud's theory from the perspective of linguistics. The theories he proposed, such as the mirror phase theory, had a significant impact on contemporary theory. He is called the most important philosopher in France since Descartes.