Pierre Emmanuel Vidal-Naquet (Paris, July 23 1930 - Nice, July 29, 2006) was a French historian who began teaching at the "Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales" (EHESS) in 1969. Vidal-Naquet was a specialist in the study of Ancient Greece, but was also interested in contemporary history, particularly the Algerian War (1954-62), during which he opposed the systematic use of torture by the French Army, as well as Jewish history. Wikipedia
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An internationally recognised historian, a rigorous and committed intellectual, Pierre Vidal-Naquet was actively engaged in all the struggles for (...) www.humaniteinenglish.com/article258.html
Mort samedi 76 ans l'hpital de Nice des suites d'une attaque crbrale, Pierre Vidal-Naquet aura men jusqu' son dernier souffle un infatigable combat d'historien. www.liberation.fr/culture/196150.FR.php
The French historian Pierre Vidal-Naquet, who has died aged 74, was famous for his denunciations of the torture practised by the French army during the Algerian war of independence (1954-62). www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,,1840763,00.html
...Pierre Vidal-Naquet Rechercher Pierre Vidal-Naquet Derniers articles Who are the Assassins of Memory? Originally delivered as a lecture at the Van Leer ... www.pierre-vidal-naquet.net/
