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Michel Pastoureau (born 17 June 1947) is a French professor of medieval history and an expert in Western symbology.

Alain Etchegoyen (6 November 1951 in Lille – 9 April 2007 in Le Mans), was a philosopher and novelist. He was the last Plan Commissionner before that Commission was abrogated. He wrote some twenty books, essays and novels.
A former student of l'École Normale Supérieure, he was a professor in classes prépas at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, and in a professional lycée in Hauts-de-Seine.

Hervé Edwy Plenel (French pronunciation: [ɛʁve edwi plenɛl]; born 31 August 1952) is a French political journalist.