Ivan Focht (7 June 1927 – 20 October 1992) was a Yugoslav philosopher and mycologist.

Shortly after he moved back to Zagreb where he lived for the rest of his life, until his death.

Focht was philosopher of phenomenological orientation, who in the early works departed from the Marxist and psychological interpretations of art.

Bach's music, as interpreted by Focht, is not a mere reflection of the subject, nor a reflection of social reality, just as it is not an expression of human feelings, but the secret of life organized and tuned to the cosmic laws.

Neven Matočec & Ivan Focht (in English) On some autumnal discomycetes collected from Mt.