French geographer, a specialist in landscape and gastronomy, president of the Geographical Society, president of Le repas gastronomique des Français, and head of Livres en vignes (Books in the vineyards) festival in Château du Clos de Vougeot. Since 2011 he has chaired the French Academy of Wine. From 2003 to 2008 he was president of the University Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV). Link to Wikipedia biography (French) Read less