Der·ri·da 
(dĕrĭ-dä′, dĕrē-), Jacques 1930-2004.
(dĕrĭ-dä′, dĕrē-), Jacques 1930-2004. Algerian-born French philosopher who developed the theory of deconstruction. His widely influential works include Speech and Phenomena, Writing and Difference, and Of Grammatology, all published in 1967.