SettingsFrench political writers
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution.
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution.
Antoine-François-Claude Ferrand
Antoine François Claude, comte Ferrand (4 July 1751 – 17 January 1825), French statesman and political writer, was born in Paris, and became a member of the parlement of Paris at eighteen.
Antoine François Claude, comte Ferrand (4 July 1751 – 17 January 1825), French statesman and political writer, was born in Paris, and became a member of the parlement of Paris at eighteen.
Armand de Kersaint
Armand-Guy-Simon de Coetnempren, comte de Kersaint, in short Armand de Kersaint (29 July 1742—4 December 1793), was a French sailor and politician.
Armand-Guy-Simon de Coetnempren, comte de Kersaint, in short Armand de Kersaint (29 July 1742—4 December 1793), was a French sailor and politician.
Armand Louis de Gontaut
Armand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de Lauzun, later duc de Biron, and usually referred to by historians of the French Revolution simply as Biron was a French soldier and politician, ...
Armand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de Lauzun, later duc de Biron, and usually referred to by historians of the French Revolution simply as Biron was a French soldier and politician, ...
Charles Constance César Joseph Matthieu d'Agoult
Charles Constance César Joseph Matthieu d'Agoult (born at Grenoble, 1747; died at Paris, 1824) was a French Roman Catholic bishop, afterwards a political writer.
Charles Constance César Joseph Matthieu d'Agoult (born at Grenoble, 1747; died at Paris, 1824) was a French Roman Catholic bishop, afterwards a political writer.
Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance
Charles-François Lebrun, 1st Duke of Plaisance, prince of the Empire (19 March 1739 – 16 June 1824) was a French statesman.
Charles-François Lebrun, 1st Duke of Plaisance, prince of the Empire (19 March 1739 – 16 June 1824) was a French statesman.
Comte de Sanois
Jean-François Joseph Geffrard de La Motte, Comte de Sanois (1723-1799), was a French nobleman and army officer.
Jean-François Joseph Geffrard de La Motte, Comte de Sanois (1723-1799), was a French nobleman and army officer.
Cornelius Castoriadis
Cornelius Castoriadis was a French-Greek philosopher, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie'...
Cornelius Castoriadis was a French-Greek philosopher, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie'...
Denys Cochin
Baron Denys Marie Pierre Augustin Cochin was a French writer and Catholic right-wing politician.
Baron Denys Marie Pierre Augustin Cochin was a French writer and Catholic right-wing politician.
Dominique Lapierre
Dominique Lapierre is a French author.
Dominique Lapierre is a French author.
Edouard Drumont
Édouard Adolphe Drumont (3 May 1844 – 5 February 1917) was a French journalist and writer.
Édouard Adolphe Drumont (3 May 1844 – 5 February 1917) was a French journalist and writer.
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (3 March 1748 – 20 June 1836), commonly known as Abbé Sieyès, was a French Roman Catholic abbé and clergyman, one of the chief theorists of the French Revoluti...
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (3 March 1748 – 20 June 1836), commonly known as Abbé Sieyès, was a French Roman Catholic abbé and clergyman, one of the chief theorists of the French Revoluti...
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, sometimes hyphenated to Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès but most commonly known as Abbé Sieyès, was a French Roman Catholic abbé and clergyman, one of the chief ...
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, sometimes hyphenated to Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès but most commonly known as Abbé Sieyès, was a French Roman Catholic abbé and clergyman, one of the chief ...
Eustache de Refuge
Eustache de Refuge, seigneur de Précy et de Courcelles (1564 - September 1617), was an Early Modern French courtier, statesman and author.
Eustache de Refuge, seigneur de Précy et de Courcelles (1564 - September 1617), was an Early Modern French courtier, statesman and author.
François Baron de Tott
François Baron de Tott was an aristocrat and a French military officer of Hungarian origin.
François Baron de Tott was an aristocrat and a French military officer of Hungarian origin.
François Dominique de Reynaud, Comte de Montlosier
Francois Dominique de Reynaud, Comte de Montlosier (April 16, 1755, Clermont-Ferrand – December 9, 1838), was a notable French politician and political writer during the First French Empire, Bou...
Francois Dominique de Reynaud, Comte de Montlosier (April 16, 1755, Clermont-Ferrand – December 9, 1838), was a notable French politician and political writer during the First French Empire, Bou...
François-Marie Algoud
François Marie Algoud (born 1920) is a French royalist and Roman Catholic author, who was affiliated with Action Française.
François Marie Algoud (born 1920) is a French royalist and Roman Catholic author, who was affiliated with Action Française.
François-René de Chateaubriand
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian.
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian.
Frédéric Bastiat
Claude Frédéric Bastiat was a French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly.
Claude Frédéric Bastiat was a French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly.
Georges Valois
Georges Valois (real name Alfred-Georges Gressent; 1878, Paris – 1945) was a French journalist and politician.
Georges Valois (real name Alfred-Georges Gressent; 1878, Paris – 1945) was a French journalist and politician.
Gustave de Beaumont
Gustave de Beaumont was a French magistrate, prison reformer, and travel companion to the famed philosopher and politician Alexis de Tocqueville.
Gustave de Beaumont was a French magistrate, prison reformer, and travel companion to the famed philosopher and politician Alexis de Tocqueville.
Guy Sorman
Guy Sorman (born March 10, 1944, Paris, France) is a French professor, columnist, author and public intellectual in economics and philosophy.
Guy Sorman (born March 10, 1944, Paris, France) is a French professor, columnist, author and public intellectual in economics and philosophy.
Henri Alleg
Henri Alleg, born Henri Salem, is a French-Algerian journalist, director of the "Alger républicain" newspaper, and a member of the French Communist Party.
Henri Alleg, born Henri Salem, is a French-Algerian journalist, director of the "Alger républicain" newspaper, and a member of the French Communist Party.
Henri de Boulainvilliers
Henri de Boulainvilliers (October 21, 1658, Saint-Saire, Normandy – January 23, 1722, Paris) was a French writer and historian.
Henri de Boulainvilliers (October 21, 1658, Saint-Saire, Normandy – January 23, 1722, Paris) was a French writer and historian.
Henri Grégoire
Henri Grégoire, often referred to as Abbé Grégoire, was a French Roman Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader.
Henri Grégoire, often referred to as Abbé Grégoire, was a French Roman Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader.
Henri Lepage (economist)
Henri Lepage (born 21 April 1941) is a French libertarian economist.
Henri Lepage (born 21 April 1941) is a French libertarian economist.
Ignace Lepp
Ignace Lepp (October 26, 1909, Orajõe, Pärnu County, Estonia – May 29, 1966 near Paris), born John Robert Lepp, was a French writer.
Ignace Lepp (October 26, 1909, Orajõe, Pärnu County, Estonia – May 29, 1966 near Paris), born John Robert Lepp, was a French writer.
Ilan Halevi
Ilan Halevi (אִילָן הַלֵּוִי; born Ilan Albert in 1943, France) is a Jewish Palestinian journalist and politician, and one of the very few high-ranking Jewish members of the Palestine Libe...
Ilan Halevi (אִילָן הַלֵּוִי; born Ilan Albert in 1943, France) is a Jewish Palestinian journalist and politician, and one of the very few high-ranking Jewish members of the Palestine Libe...
Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (23 April 1756 – 3 June 1819), also known as Jean Nicolas, was a French personality of the Revolutionary period.
Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (23 April 1756 – 3 June 1819), also known as Jean Nicolas, was a French personality of the Revolutionary period.
Jacques Pierre Brissot
Jacques Pierre Brissot (15 January 1754 – 31 October 1793), who assumed the name of de Warville, was a leading member of the Girondist movement during the French Revolution.
Jacques Pierre Brissot (15 January 1754 – 31 October 1793), who assumed the name of de Warville, was a leading member of the Girondist movement during the French Revolution.
Jean Bourdeau
Jean Bourdeau (1848 – 1928) was a French writer, known for his books on aspects of socialism.
Jean Bourdeau (1848 – 1928) was a French writer, known for his books on aspects of socialism.
Jean Gabriel Maurice Rocques
Jean Gabriel Maurice Rocques, comte de Montgaillard (November 16, 1761—February 8, 1841) was a French political agent of the Revolution and First Empire era.
Jean Gabriel Maurice Rocques, comte de Montgaillard (November 16, 1761—February 8, 1841) was a French political agent of the Revolution and First Empire era.
Jean Madiran
Jean Arfel, better known by his pen name Jean Madiran is a French nationalist and a traditionalist Catholic writer.
Jean Arfel, better known by his pen name Jean Madiran is a French nationalist and a traditionalist Catholic writer.
Jean-Antoine Chaptal
Jean-Antoine Claude, comte Chaptal de Chanteloup was a French chemist and statesman.
Jean-Antoine Claude, comte Chaptal de Chanteloup was a French chemist and statesman.
Jean-Baptiste André Godin
Jean-Baptiste André Godin (26 January 1817 -29 January 1888) was a French industrialist, writer and political theorist, and social innovator.
Jean-Baptiste André Godin (26 January 1817 -29 January 1888) was a French industrialist, writer and political theorist, and social innovator.
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois (19 June 1749 – 8 June 1796) was a French actor, dramatist, essayist, and revolutionary.
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois (19 June 1749 – 8 June 1796) was a French actor, dramatist, essayist, and revolutionary.
Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis
Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis was a French jurist and politician in time of the French Revolution and the First Empire.
Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis was a French jurist and politician in time of the French Revolution and the First Empire.
Joseph Déjacque
Joseph Déjacque was a French early anarcho-communist poet and writer.
Joseph Déjacque was a French early anarcho-communist poet and writer.
Joseph Fouché
Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d'Otrante (21 May 1759 Le Pellerin, near Nantes, France – 25 December 1820 Trieste, then part of the Austrian Empire, now Italy) was a French statesman and Minister ...
Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d'Otrante (21 May 1759 Le Pellerin, near Nantes, France – 25 December 1820 Trieste, then part of the Austrian Empire, now Italy) was a French statesman and Minister ...
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just, usually known as Saint-Just, was a military and political leader during the French Revolution.
Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just, usually known as Saint-Just, was a military and political leader during the French Revolution.
Louis de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire
Louis-Clair de Beaupoil comte de Saint-Aulaire (9 April 1778, Baguer-Pican - 13 November 1854, Paris) was a French politician.
Louis-Clair de Beaupoil comte de Saint-Aulaire (9 April 1778, Baguer-Pican - 13 November 1854, Paris) was a French politician.
Louis Dorléans
Louis Dorléans (1542-1629) was a French poet and political pamphleteer.
Louis Dorléans (1542-1629) was a French poet and political pamphleteer.
Louis Étienne Arthur Dubreuil, vicomte de La Guéronnière
Louis Étienne Arthur du Breuil, vicomte de La Guéronnière (1816-23 December 1875) was a French politician and aristocrat, the member of a notable Poitou family.
Louis Étienne Arthur du Breuil, vicomte de La Guéronnière (1816-23 December 1875) was a French politician and aristocrat, the member of a notable Poitou family.
Louis-Alexandre de Launay, comte d'Antraigues
Emmanuel Henri Louis Alexandre de Launay, comte d'Antraigues (25 December 1753 Montpellier — 22 July 1812 Barnes, London) was a French pamphleteer, diplomat, spy and political advent...
Emmanuel Henri Louis Alexandre de Launay, comte d'Antraigues (25 December 1753 Montpellier — 22 July 1812 Barnes, London) was a French pamphleteer, diplomat, spy and political advent...
Lucien Rebatet
Lucien Rebatet (15 November 1903, Moras-en-Valloire, Drôme – 1972, Moras-en-Valloire) was a French author, journalist and intellectual, an exponent of fascism and virulent antisemite.
Lucien Rebatet (15 November 1903, Moras-en-Valloire, Drôme – 1972, Moras-en-Valloire) was a French author, journalist and intellectual, an exponent of fascism and virulent antisemite.
Madeleine Pelletier
Madeleine Pelletier (May 18, 1874 – December 29, 1939) was a French physician, psychiatrist, first-wave feminist, and socialist activist.
Madeleine Pelletier (May 18, 1874 – December 29, 1939) was a French physician, psychiatrist, first-wave feminist, and socialist activist.
Maria Koleva
Maria Koleva is a Bulgarian writer and independent film-maker who lives and works in France.
Maria Koleva is a Bulgarian writer and independent film-maker who lives and works in France.
Maurice Bardèche
Maurice Bardèche (1 October 1907 —30 July 1998) was a French essayist, literary and art critic, journalist, and one of the leading exponents of Neo-Fascism in post-World War II Europe.
Maurice Bardèche (1 October 1907 —30 July 1998) was a French essayist, literary and art critic, journalist, and one of the leading exponents of Neo-Fascism in post-World War II Europe.
Michel Chevalier
Michel Chevalier (January 13, 1806 – November 18, 1879) was a French engineer, statesman, economist and free market liberal.
Michel Chevalier (January 13, 1806 – November 18, 1879) was a French engineer, statesman, economist and free market liberal.
Michel Garder
Michel Garder was a French author and military man who predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union in the book L'Agonie du Regime en Russie Sovietique (The Death Struggle of the Regim...
Michel Garder was a French author and military man who predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union in the book L'Agonie du Regime en Russie Sovietique (The Death Struggle of the Regim...
Michèle Cotta
Michèle Cotta is a French political journalist.
Michèle Cotta is a French political journalist.
Montesquieu
Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Enli...
Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Enli...
Paul Lafargue
Paul Lafargue was a French revolutionary Marxist socialist journalist, literary critic, political writer and activist; he was Karl Marx's son-in-law, having married his second daughter Laura.
Paul Lafargue was a French revolutionary Marxist socialist journalist, literary critic, political writer and activist; he was Karl Marx's son-in-law, having married his second daughter Laura.
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle (3 January 1893 in Paris – 15 March 1945 in Paris) was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays, who lived and died in Paris.
Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle (3 January 1893 in Paris – 15 March 1945 in Paris) was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays, who lived and died in Paris.
Pierre Dubois
Pierre Dubois (Normandy, c. 1255 – after.
Pierre Dubois (Normandy, c. 1255 – after.
Pierre Nord
Pierre Nord, real name André Léon Brouillard (15 April 1900 - 13 December 1985), was a French writer, spy and resistance member.
Pierre Nord, real name André Léon Brouillard (15 April 1900 - 13 December 1985), was a French writer, spy and resistance member.
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (; 15 January 1809 – 19 January 1865) was a French politician, mutualist philosopher, economist, and socialist.
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (; 15 January 1809 – 19 January 1865) was a French politician, mutualist philosopher, economist, and socialist.
Robert Aron
Robert Aron was a French writer who authored a number of works on politics and history.
Robert Aron was a French writer who authored a number of works on politics and history.
Savitri Devi
Savitri Devi Mukherji was the pseudonym of the Greek writer Maximiani Portas, who was a Nazi intelligence operative in India during World War II. She wrote about animal rights movements an...
Savitri Devi Mukherji was the pseudonym of the Greek writer Maximiani Portas, who was a Nazi intelligence operative in India during World War II. She wrote about animal rights movements an...
Serge Moscovici
Serge Moscovici is a Romanian-born French social psychologist, currently the director of the Laboratoire Européen de Psychologie Sociale, which he co-founded in 1974 at the Maison des scie...
Serge Moscovici is a Romanian-born French social psychologist, currently the director of the Laboratoire Européen de Psychologie Sociale, which he co-founded in 1974 at the Maison des scie...
Stephan-Xavier Trano
Stephan-Xavier Trano is a French journalist, essayist and writer, currently based in Chicago, Illinois.
Stephan-Xavier Trano is a French journalist, essayist and writer, currently based in Chicago, Illinois.
Suzanne Labin
Suzanne Labin (6 May 1913 - 22 January 2001) was a French Socialist writer and political scientist, known particularly for her anti-communism, anti-totalitarianism and pro-democracy writings.
Suzanne Labin (6 May 1913 - 22 January 2001) was a French Socialist writer and political scientist, known particularly for her anti-communism, anti-totalitarianism and pro-democracy writings.
Thierry Maulnier
Thierry Maulnier was a French journalist, essayist, dramatist, and literary critic.
Thierry Maulnier was a French journalist, essayist, dramatist, and literary critic.
Victor d'Hupay
Joseph Alexandre Victor d'Hupay was a French writer and philosopher.
Joseph Alexandre Victor d'Hupay was a French writer and philosopher.
Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc
Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc (2 March 1756 – 21 August 1845) was a French royalist politician, writer and artist.
Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc (2 March 1756 – 21 August 1845) was a French royalist politician, writer and artist.
Viviane Forrester
Viviane Forrester (born 29 September 1925 Paris) is a writer, essayist, novelist and literary critic.
Viviane Forrester (born 29 September 1925 Paris) is a writer, essayist, novelist and literary critic.
Yvan Blot
Yvan Blot (born 29 June 1948 in Saint-Mandé) is a French conservative political figure who has been a member of GRECE and the founder and president of the Club de l'Horloge.
Yvan Blot (born 29 June 1948 in Saint-Mandé) is a French conservative political figure who has been a member of GRECE and the founder and president of the Club de l'Horloge.
Yves Roucaute
Yves Roucaute is a French christian philosopher, Phd, Phd, writer, professeur agrégé teaching at Paris X University Nanterre, President of the scientific Council of the "Institut National de...
Yves Roucaute is a French christian philosopher, Phd, Phd, writer, professeur agrégé teaching at Paris X University Nanterre, President of the scientific Council of the "Institut National de...
Édouard Charton
Édouard Charton (11 May 1807—27 February 1890) was an eminent French literary figure who was the founder and, for fifty-five years (1833–88), editor-in-chief of the publication Magasin p...
Édouard Charton (11 May 1807—27 February 1890) was an eminent French literary figure who was the founder and, for fifty-five years (1833–88), editor-in-chief of the publication Magasin p...
Édouard Depreux
Édouard Gustave Depreux was a French socialist journalist, essayist, and politician of the French Fourth Republic; he was born in Viesly and died in Paris.
Édouard Gustave Depreux was a French socialist journalist, essayist, and politician of the French Fourth Republic; he was born in Viesly and died in Paris.
Éric Zemmour
Éric Zemmour is a French writer and political journalist, born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis.
Éric Zemmour is a French writer and political journalist, born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis.
Étienne Lamy
Étienne Marie Victor Lamy (2 June 1845 - 9 January 1919) was a French author, born in Cize, Jura.
Étienne Marie Victor Lamy (2 June 1845 - 9 January 1919) was a French author, born in Cize, Jura.