Jean Sévillia (born in

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on September 14, 1952) is a conservative French journalist and

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. He is known for writings in ''

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''. His defense of the

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's role in history has made him popular from traditionalist and

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organisations in France. He is critical of what he perceives to be left wing bias in the media that often influence popular beliefs on history.

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French journalists French people of Spanish descent 20th-century French historians French Roman Catholics 1952 births Living people French male non-fiction writers 21st-century French historians {{France-writer-stub