High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pierre Emmanuel Vidal-Naquet (July 23, 1930 ? July 29, 2006) was a French historian who began teaching at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in 1969.Vidal-Naquet was a specialist in the study of Ancient Greece, but was also interested (and deeply involved) in contemporary history, particularly the Algerian War (1954-62), during which he opposed the use of torture by the French Army, as well as Jewish history. Having participated with Michel Foucault and Jean-Marie Domenach in the founding of the Groupe d'information sur les prisons (GIP), one of the first French new social movements, he criticized historical revisionism. Vidal-Naquet, who never abandoned his fascination with Antiquity, was also a supporter of Middle East peace efforts.