Jean Benoist

Jean Benoist
Born(1929-11-24)24 November 1929
Died11 November 2025(2025-11-11) (aged 95)
OccupationsDoctor, anthropologist

Jean Benoist (24 November 1929 – 11 November 2025) was a Canadian-French doctor and anthropologist.[1]

Benoist was best known for his studies on Creole cultures of the Caribbean and the impacts of the plantation economies in former French colonies. He worked most of his career as a professor at the Université de Montréal and the Aix-Marseille University Faculty of Sciences.[2]

Benoist died in Aix-en-Provence on 11 November 2025, at the age of 95.[3]

References

  1. ^ Govindoorazoo, Erika (13 November 2025). "Jean Benoist, pionnier des sciences sociales dans la Caraïbe est décédé". Radio Caribbean International (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Benoist, Jean (1929-....)". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
  3. ^ "Monsieur Jean BENOIST". La Maison des Obsèques (in French).