André Pichot

André Maurice Louis Pichot (15 September 1950 in Gevrey-Chambertin – 2 February 2025 in Strasbourg) was a French researcher and historian of science at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.

Pichot was a researcher in Epistemology and History of Science, based at CNRS in Strasbourg. He was a pupil of Georges Canguilhem. He is known in France for his critical writings on issues related to genetics, in particular the influence modern biology has had on ideologies supporting eugenics.

He was the author of ''Pure Society: From Darwin to Hitler'', a book about the history of eugenics. Provided by Wikipedia