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A "False Nobel" Unmasked at a French University: the Incredible Story of Florent Montaclair, a Professor Who Invented a Prize and Awarded Himself

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Florent Montaclair, a professor-researcher at the University of Franche-Comté, is at the heart of an unprecedented scandal. Accused of inventing the Gold Medal of Philology, a distinction he presented as...

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A "False Nobel" Unmasked at a French University: the Incredible Story of Florent Montaclair, a Professor Who Invented a Prize and Awarded Himself

Florent Montaclair, a professor-researcher at the University of Franche-Comté, is at the heart of an unprecedented scandal. Accused of inventing the Gold Medal of Philology, a distinction he presented as...

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ladepeche.fr broke the news in on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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