Suzanne RobertSuzanne Robert (1948 – June 3, 2007) was a Quebec writer. She was born in Montreal and received a BA from the Collège Jésus-Marie d'Outremont and a master's degree in biological anthropology from the Université de Montréal. From 1984 to 1999, she was a member of the management committee for the magazine Liberté. Robert was also literary commentator for Radio Canada for a number of years. She was director for the "Fictions" collection of the Éditions de l'Hexagone publishing house.
Jean LaplancheJean Laplanche (laplɑ̃ʃ; 21 June 1924 – 6 May 2012) was a French author, psychoanalyst and winemaker. Laplanche is best known for his work on psychosexual development and Sigmund Freud's seduction theory, and wrote more than a dozen books on psychoanalytic theory. The journal Radical Philosophy described him as "the most original and philosophically informed psychoanalytic theorist of his day." From 1988 to his death, Laplanche was the scientific director of the German to French translation of Freud's complete works (Oeuvres Complètes de Freud / Psychanalyse – OCF.
Lambros CouloubaritsisLambros Couloubaritsis (born 1941) is a Greek-born Belgian philosopher. Lambros Couloubaritsis received his PhD in philosophy from the Free University of Brussels after studying chemistry at the University of Liège. He teaches philosophy at the Free University of Brussels, where he is also the director of Ancient Philosophy Center. He is internationally recognized as a specialist of Aristotle. He has received honorary doctorates from the universities of Oradea, Crete, Athens, Liège and Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III.
Diouldé LayaDiouldé Laya (aka Juulde Layya; 1937 - 27 July 2014) was a noted Nigerien sociologist and from 1977 to 1997 was director of the Centre d'Etudes Linguistiques et Historiques par Tradition Orale (CELHTO) in Niamey. He published widely. Laya was born in Tamou, Say Department, Niger, around the time of Tabaski in 1937. Prior to being named director of CELHTO, he was director of the Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines at Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey (1970-1977).
Jean BérengerJean Bérenger (born October 2, 1934) is a French historian, director of research at the CNRS, professor at the Faculty of History of the University of Strasbourg and, starting from 1990, at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. Bérenger specializes in the history of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and in military history, mainly of the modern era, but has also published works on the contemporary era. His doctorate dealt with the history of Austria and Hungary in the 17th century.
Thierry LibaertThierry Libaert is a leading French specialist on Organizational Communication. He has been professor of Organizational Communication at the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) where he chaired the Laboratory for the Analysis of Organisational Communication Systems (LASCO). He previously worked for the State industry department, for a public relations agency and as PR manager for one of France's leading companies. He is also scientific collaborator to the earth & Life Institute and advisor to the European Economic and Social Committee.
Charles François de Cisternay du FayCharles François de Cisternay du Fay (14 September 1698 – 16 July 1739) was a French chemist and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi. He discovered the existence of two types of electricity and named them "vitreous" and "resinous" (later known as positive and negative charge respectively). He noted the difference between conductors and insulators, calling them 'electrics' and 'non-electrics' for their ability to produce contact electrification. He also discovered that alike-charged objects would repel each other and that unlike-charged objects attract.
Arthur Bernard (author)Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard (11 June 1940 – 26 October 2022) was a French author, historian, and essayist. Bernard was born in Valence at the start of World War II to a middle-class family. He studied at the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies (IEP Grenoble) and the Sciences Po before continuing with literature at Paris-Sorbonne University. From 1968 to 2008, Bernard taught history of political ideas at IEP Grenoble. In 1995, he was a visiting professor in the French and Italian departments at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Eugène IonescoEugène Ionesco (øʒɛn jɔnɛsko; born Eugen Ionescu, e.uˈdʒen joˈnesku; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco instigated a revolution in ideas and techniques of drama, beginning with his "anti play", The Bald Soprano which contributed to the beginnings of what is known as the Theatre of the Absurd, which includes a number of plays that, following the ideas of the philosopher Albert Camus, explore concepts of absurdism and surrealism.
Dan StoenescuDan Stoenescu (born 4 November 1980) is a Romanian career diplomat, political scientist and journalist. He was a minister in the technocratic government of Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș. He is a specialist in international relations, the Arab World and migration. He is interested in the protection of the rights of the Romanian diaspora and in the preservation of the language and culture of ethnic Romanians abroad. From March 2017 to May 22, 2021, he was Romania's ambassador to Tunisia.
