Famous Algerian Intellectuals & Academics

Saint Augustine was a philosopher, theologian, and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Roman North Africa. His writings are often credited with influencing the growth of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He is also regarded as one of the Latin Church's most important Church Fathers in the Patristic Period. Among his many important works are Confessions and On Christian Doctrine.

Martianus Capella was a Latin prose writer, jurist, and polymath. A native of Madaura, Capella is credited with developing the system of liberal arts education that structured early medieval education. Martianus Capella is also credited with writing an encyclopedic work titled On the Marriage of Philology and Mercury.

Paul Robert was a French publisher and lexicographer. He is best remembered for his single-volume French dictionary, Petit Robert, which was first published in 1967. Paul Robert is also credited with founding a popular dictionary company called Dictionnaires Le Robert, which is regarded as the most accepted single-volume French language dictionary.