Thierry Hentsch was a Swiss-Canadian philosopher and political scientist. He is most noted for his books Raconter et mourir : aux sources narratives de l’imaginaire occidental, which won the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 2003 Governor General's Awards, and Le temps aboli: l’Occident et ses grands récits, which was a nominee in the same category at the 2006 Governor General's Awards.