Gerald Messadié (1931 – 5 July 2018) was a French scientific journalist, essayist and novelist. His work comprised historical novels, biographies, essays on the history of religions, and some science fiction work where esoterism takes a large place. Gerald Messadié was an editor of science magazine Science & Vie, for 25 years, and has published over 60 books on various themes. Interested in history, ethnology and theology, he published essays on beliefs, cultures and religions, biographies (including a two-volume biography of Moses) and historical novels, such as Marie-Antoinette – La rose écrasée (Marie-Antoinette: The Crushed Rose, 2006), aimed at rehabilitating the queen, whom he considered slandered and misrepresented. Source: Article "Gerald Messadié" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.