66 Notable alumni of
University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
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The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis is 823rd in the world, 288th in Europe, and 27th in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 66 notable alumni from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Nicolae Ceaușescu
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- cobblerpoliticianpresident of Romaniamilitary personnel
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Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian politician who was the second and last communist leader of Romania, serving as the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989. Widely classified as a dictator, he was the country's head of state from 1967 to 1989, serving as President of the State Council from 1967 and as the first President of the Republic from 1974. He was overthrown and executed in the Romanian Revolution in December 1989 along with his wife Elena Ceaușescu, as part of a series of anti-communist uprisings in Eastern Europe that year.
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Mohammed VI of Morocco
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- In 1994 graduated with doctorate in law
- Occupations
- kingpoliticianentrepreneurmonarchmilitary leader
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Mohammed VI is King of Morocco. A member of the 'Alawi dynasty, he acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II.
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Tomer Sisley
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- 1974-.. (age 51)
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- film directoractorcomediantelevision actorscreenwriter
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Tomer Sisley is an Israeli and French actor and comedian.
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Jean-Pierre Bacri
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- screenwriterplaywrightperforming artistactor
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Jean-Pierre Bacri was a French actor and screenwriter.
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Michèle Laroque
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- film directorfilm produceractorscreenwriterfilm actor
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Michèle Laroque is a French actress, comedian, humorist, producer and screenwriter.
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Guillaume Musso
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- writernovelist
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Guillaume Musso is a French novelist. He is one of the most popular contemporary French authors.
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Marie-France Pisier
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- stage actorfilm directorscreenwriterwriterdirector
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Marie-France Pisier was a French actress, screenwriter, and director. She appeared in numerous films of the French New Wave, and twice earned the national César Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Daniel Pennac
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- children's writerscreenwriteressayistnovelistaudiobook narrator
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Daniel Pennac is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école.
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J. M. G Clézio
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- translatorwriterchildren's writernovelistuniversity teacher
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Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, of French, Mauritian, and British nationality, is a writer and professor. The author of over forty works, he was awarded the 1963 Prix Renaudot for his novel Le Procès-Verbal and the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature for his life's work, as an "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization".
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Julien Lepers
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- singer-songwritertelevision presenterradio personality
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Julien Lepers is a French television and radio presenter, and a singer-songwriter, born on (1949-08-12)12 August 1949 in Paris.
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Karim Ahmad Khan
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- judgebarristerjurist
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Karim Asad Ahmad Khan KC is a British lawyer specialising in international criminal law and international human rights law, who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021.
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Manuel Bompard
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- In 2011 graduated with doctorate in France in applied mathematics
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- politicianingénieurs et cadres techniques d'entreprisemathematician
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Manuel Bompard is a French politician who has represented the 4th constituency of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the National Assembly since 2022. Member of La France Insoumise (LFI), he previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2022.
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Alain Bauer
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- In 2016 graduated with doctorate in France in jurisprudence
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- university teachercriminologistjurist
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Alain Bauer is a French criminologist who has been a professor of criminology at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM Paris) since 2009. He is also a senior research fellow at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice (New York) and the China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing). There were many protests in the scientific community in France against the appointment because he had not received a PhD.
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Joann Sfar
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- screenwriterfilm directorcomics artistactorcartoonist
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Joann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director.
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William Boyd
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- screenwriternovelistdirectorfilm directorwriter
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William Andrew Murray Boyd CBE FRSL is a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter.
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Frédérique Vidal
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- In 1993 graduated with doctorate in France
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- politicianbiochemistvirologistprofesseur des universités
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Frédérique Vidal is a Monegasque-born French-based biochemist, academic administrator, and politician who served as Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation in the government of Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex from 2017 to 2022. She was the president of the University of Nice from 2012 to 2017.
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Yukiya Amano
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- diplomatpolitician
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Yukiya Amano was a Japanese diplomat, who served as the Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1 December 2009 until his death on 18 July 2019. Previously, Amano served as an international civil servant for the United Nations and its subdivisions.
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Merieme Chadid
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- Graduated with habilitation
- Occupations
- astronomerresearcherexplorer
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Merieme Chadid is a Moroccan-French astronomer, explorer and astrophysicist. She leads international polar scientific programs and has been committed to installing a major astronomical observatory at the heart of Antarctica.
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Robert Bourgi
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- lawyerpolitical adviser
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Robert Bourgi is a French-Lebanese businessman, politician and the recipient of the Legion of Honour. He is best known as a close confidante and adviser to several African leaders in former French colonial states, especially Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon. Bourgi was considered a major facilitator in what was known as Françafrique, France's sphere of influence over its former colonies in sub-Saharan Africa. He was instrumental in maintaining the dense web of personal networks (or réseaux), a central feature of Françafrique, that held together the informal businesses and political relationships between French and African leaders. He was mentored by and succeeded one of the founding pillars of Francafrique, Jacques Foccart.
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Maurice Kamto
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- juristpolitician
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Maurice Kamto is a Cameroonian politician, law professor and barrister. He is one of the founders of the opposition Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC).
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Philippe Kahn
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- computer scientistentrepreneur
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Philippe Kahn is a French engineer, entrepreneur, and founder of four technology companies: Borland, Starfish Software, LightSurf Technologies, and Fullpower Technologies. Kahn is credited with creating the first camera phone, being a pioneer for wearable technology intellectual property, and is the author of dozens of technology patents covering Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) modeling, wearable, eyewear, smartphone, mobile, imaging, wireless, synchronization and medical technologies.
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Eyvind Hellstrøm
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- cooking researchercookprogram hostrestaurateur
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Eyvind Hellstrøm is a Norwegian chef and formerly the part owner of Bagatelle, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in the city of Oslo. He was the president of the 2008 Bocuse d'Or Europe, is frequently a judge at the Bocuse d'Or world finals, and was himself a competition candidate in 1989, placing fifth.
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Simon Critchley
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- university teachermusicianphilosopheropinion journalist
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Simon Critchley is an English philosopher and the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York, USA.
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Dioncounda Traoré
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- diplomatpolitician
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Dioncounda Traoré is a Malian politician who was President of Mali in an interim capacity from April 2012 to September 2013. Previously he was President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2007 to 2012, and he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1997. He was President of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali-African Party for Solidarity and Justice (ADEMA-PASJ) beginning in 2000, and he was also President of the Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP), an alliance of parties that supported the re-election of President Amadou Toumani Touré in 2007.
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Catherine Guillouard
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- businessperson
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Catherine Guillouard is a French businesswoman.
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Sylvère Lotringer
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- In 1967 graduated with doctorate in France in English literature
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- publisherart theoristtheoristliterary criticphilosopher
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Sylvère Lotringer was a French-born literary critic and cultural theorist. Initially based in New York City, he later lived in Los Angeles and Baja California, Mexico. He is best known for synthesizing French theory with American literary, cultural and architectural avant-garde movements as founder of the journal Semiotext(e) and for his interpretations of theory in a 21st-century context. He is regarded as an influential interpreter of Jean Baudrillard's theories, among others.
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Olivier Weber
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- film directorjournalistdiplomatbiographerscreenwriter
- Biography
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Olivier Weber is a French writer, novelist and reporter at large, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been a war correspondent for twenty-five years, especially in Central Asia, Africa, Middle-East and Iraq. He is an assistant professor at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, president of the Prize Joseph Kessel and today ambassador of France at large. Weber has won several national and international awards of literature and journalism, in particular for his stories on Afghanistan and for his books on wars. His novels, travels writing books and essays have been translated in a dozen of languages.
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Virginie Joron
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- cadrepoliticianingénieurs et cadres techniques d'entrepriselawyeranciens cadres
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Virginie Joron is a French politician. A member of the National Rally (RN), she was elected to the Regional Council of Grand Est in 2015. She was elected the European Parliament in 2019 and re-elected in 2024.
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Jacques Peyrat
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- lawyerpolitician
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Jacques Peyrat is a French politician and lawyer who was mayor of Nice from 1995 to 2008 and has been senator from the Alpes-Maritimes from 1998 to 2008.
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Didier Sornette
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- university teachereconomistphysicistscientist
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Didier Sornette is a French researcher studying subjects including complex systems and risk management. He is Professor on the Chair of Entrepreneurial Risks at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) and is also a professor of the Swiss Finance Institute, He was previously a Professor of Geophysics at UCLA, Los Angeles California (1996–2006) and a Research Professor at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (1981–2006).
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Lionnel Luca
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- politicianprofessors, scientific professions
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Lionnel Luca is a French politician who was a member of the National Assembly for Alpes-Maritime's 6th constituency from 1997 to 2007. Since 2014, he is the Mayor of Villeneuve-Loubet. Luca is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
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Marine Brenier
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- cadres de la fonction publiquepolitician
- Biography
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Marine Brenier-Ohanessian is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2016 to 2022, representing the 5th constituency of the department of Alpes-Maritimes. She is a member of two political center-right parties, Horizons and La France Audacieuse.
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Claudine Monteil
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- In 1984 graduated with doctorate in France in study of history
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- writerhistoriandiplomat
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Claudine Monteil is a French writer, women's rights specialist, historian, and a former French diplomat.
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Fatoumata Tambajang
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- lawyerpolitician
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Aja Fatoumata C.M. Jallow-Tambajang is a Gambian politician and activist who served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018, under President Adama Barrow.
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Louis-Jean Calvet
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- professeur des universitéssociolinguist
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Louis-Jean Calvet is a French linguist.
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Corinne Vignon
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- politiciancorporate administrative and commercial executive
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Corinne Vignon is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the 3rd constituency of Haute-Garonne.
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François Bonneau
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- politicianpensioner
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François Bonneau is a French educationalist, politician, and incumbent President of the Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire. He is a member of the Socialist Party.
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Laurent Genefort
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- In 1997 graduated with doctorate in France
- Occupations
- science fiction writer
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Laurent Genefort is a French science fiction writer. He studied literature at the Sorbonne (Paris IV). He has been writing SF since 1988, with around 50 novels and 40 short stories to his credit, including the "Omale" cycle, his most famous work. He also has written fantasy cycles: "Alaet" and "Hordes". He won his first Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in 1995 for Arago.
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Mihnea Motoc
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- politiciandiplomatlawyer
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Mihnea Ioan Motoc is a Romanian diplomat who served as Minister of Defence of Romania between November 2015 and January 2017, in the Cioloș Cabinet. Before this appointment, he was the country's ambassador to the European Union between 2008 and 2015, and briefly the country's ambassador to the United Kingdom. He is currently the Principal Adviser in the European Commission's Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action (IDEA) department.
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Daniel Gibbs
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- professions libérales et assimiléspolitician
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Daniel Gibbs is a French Saint-Martinois politician.
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Nikola Poposki
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- politiciandiplomateconomist
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Nikola Poposki was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia until 31 May 2017. Prior to that role, in 2010–2011 he served as the country's ambassador to the European Union.
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Driss Dahak
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- In 1984 graduated with doctorate in France
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- judgepoliticiandiplomat
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Driss Dahak is a Moroccan civil servant, and diplomat. He held the cabinet position of General Secretary of the Government from 2008 to 2017, under prime ministers Abbas El Fassi and Abdelilah Benkirane.
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Yehuda Lancry
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- Graduated with doctorate in France
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- politicianuniversity teacherdiplomat
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Dr Yehuda Lancry is a Moroccan-born former Israeli politician and ambassador to France and the United Nations.
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Norbert Turini
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- theologianCatholic deaconCatholic priestCatholic bishop
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Norbert José Henri Turini is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was named metropolitan archbishop of Montpellier in July 2022. He was bishop of Cahors from 2004 to 2014 and bishop of Perpignan-Elne from 2015 to 2022.
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Venance Konan
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- journalistwriter
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Venance Konan, is an Ivorian journalist and writer. His journalistic talents have earned him several awards by the prestigious Ebony. He was propelled to the front of the literary scene in 2003 with his bestseller Prisonniers de la haine.
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Patrick Michel
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- In 2004 graduated with habilitation to Supervise Research
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- university teacherplanetary scientistastrophysicistauthor
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Patrick Michel is a French planetary scientist, Senior Researcher at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), member of the team TOP (Theories and Observations in Planetology) of the CNRS and Université Côte d'Azur Lagrange Laboratory at the Côte d'Azur Observatory in Nice (France), and also a Global Fellow of the University of Tokyo.
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Christophe Frassa
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- politician
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Christophe-André Frassa is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.
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Nargiz Gurbanova
- Years
- 1975-.. (age 50)
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
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Nargiz Akif gizi Gurbanova is an Azerbaijani diplomat, serving as the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Poland since 2021.
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Laurence Trastour-Isnart
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- politiciancadres de la fonction publiqueintermediate administrative professions of the public service
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Laurence Trastour-Isnart is a French politician representing The Republicans.
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Danièle Hérin
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- Graduated with doctorate in France in computer science
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- politiciancomputer scientistprofessors, scientific professionsprofesseur des universités
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Danièle Hérin is a French computer scientist and politician of Renaissance (RE) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing Aude's 1st constituency.
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Adrian Constantin
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- mathematicianuniversity teacher
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Adrian Constantin is a Romanian-Austrian mathematician who does research in the field of nonlinear partial differential equations. He is a professor at the University of Vienna and has made groundbreaking contributions to the mathematics of wave propagation. He is listed as an ISI Highly Cited Researcher with more than 160 publications and 11,000 citations.
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Damon Mayaffre
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- 1970-.. (age 55)
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- political scientistessayistuniversity teacherhistorianlinguist
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Damon Mayaffre is a French academic, historian and linguist, specializing in the analysis of political discourse. He is the author of several books on contemporary French presidential speeches evaluated scientifically and statistically via software-supported analysis.
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Dominique Ristori
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- official
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Dominique Ristori is a European civil servant from France. From January 2014 to August 2019, Ristori was the director-general of the Directorate-General for Energy within the European Commission.
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Hélène Masson-Maret
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- 1947-.. (age 78)
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- Graduated with doctorate in France
- Occupations
- professeur des universitéspolitician
- Biography
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Hélène Masson-Maret is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Alpes-Maritimes department. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
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Martine Reicherts
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- politiciancivil servantlawyer
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Martine Reicherts is a Luxembourgish politician who served as European Commissioner in 2014 and as the European Union's Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture until her retirement in 2018, when she was replaced by Themis Christophidou. She had previously held the post of Director-General of the Office for Official Publications of the European Union.
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Robert Brown Asprey
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- 1923-2009 (aged 86)
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- historian
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Robert Brown Asprey was an American military historian and author, noted for his books on military history published between 1959 and 2001.
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Laurent Anselmi
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- magistratepolitician
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Laurent Anselmi is a Monégasque politician in Monte Carlo.
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Emmanuel Desurvire
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- physicist
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Emmanuel Desurvire is a French researcher and writer. He is the recipient of 2007 John Tyndall Award.
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Maurice A. de Gosson
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- physicistuniversity teachermathematician
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Maurice A. de Gosson, (also known as Maurice Alexis de Gosson de Varennes) is an Austrian mathematician and mathematical physicist, born in Berlin. He is currently a Senior Researcher at the Numerical Harmonic Analysis Group (NuHAG) of the University of Vienna.
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Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni
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- politician
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Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni is an Italian author, educator and politician, currently serving as the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe (since 2012). She previously held the post of Director General of Programs and was the first female Director General in the history of the Council of Europe.
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Ahmed Jdey
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- anthropologisthistorianacademic
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Ahmed Jdey was a Tunisian author, historian, and professor.
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Silvia Calvó i Armengol
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- Graduated with master's degree in management
- Occupations
- ministerpoliticiandeputyengineer
- Biography
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Sílvia Calvó i Armengol is an Andorran environmental engineer, current Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Sustainability of Andorra, since 1 April 2015.
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Jean-Lou Justine
- Enrolled in the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- Studied in 1972-1976
- Occupations
- parasitologistzoologist
- Biography
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Jean-Lou Justine, French parasitologist and zoologist, is a professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, and a specialist of fish parasites and invasive land planarians.
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Noah Dana-Picard
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- mathematicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Noah Dana-Picard is an Israeli mathematician, professor and Talmudic scholar who has been the president of the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) since 2009.
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Viyé Diba
- Occupations
- painter
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Viyé Diba is a Senegalese mixed-media, installation, and performance artist. He is known for using found, local, raw, and recycled materials in his work, reflecting his interest in environmental themes. Diba's work has been included in several international exhibitions, including Dak’Art, Johannesburg Biennale, and Biennale d’Abidjan, and was featured in a solo exhibition at the National Gallery in Dakar, Senegal. His work can be seen at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, and the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C.
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Philippe Blay
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- musicologist
- Biography
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Philippe Blay is a French musicologist.
