Benoist
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Benoist is a surname
and may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and may refer to:
- Alain de BenoistAlain de BenoistAlain de Benoist is a French academic, philosopher, a founder of the Nouvelle Droite and head of the French think tank GRECE. Benoist is a critic of liberalism, free markets and egalitarianism.-Biography:...
, French academic - Antoine BenoistAntoine BenoistAntoine Benoist was a French painter and sculptor and served as personal painter to King Louis XIV. He was accepted as a member of the Académie Royale, Paris in 1681....
, 18th Century French artist - Painter and sculptor to Louis XIV - Alexandre BenoisAlexandre BenoisAlexandre Nikolayevich Benois , an influential artist, art critic, historian, preservationist, and founding member of Mir iskusstva , an art movement and magazine...
, Russian ballet and stage designer - Élie BenoistÉlie BenoistÉlie Benoist , was a French Protestant minister, known as an historian of the Edict of Nantes.His parents were servants of the Protestant family of La Trémoille...
, French Protestant minister - François BenoistFrançois BenoistFrançois Benoist was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue.Benoist was born in Nantes. He studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris and won the Prix de Rome in 1815 for his cantata Œnone. In 1819, he became organist and professor of organ at the Conservatoire; he held the latter post for...
, French organist, composer, and pedagogue - Gabriel BenoistGabriel BenoistGabriel Benoist was a French writer in the Cauchois dialect of the Norman language. He is best known for the Thanase Pequeu stories of which three volumes were published in the 1930s....
- Jean-Marie Benoist
- Louis Auguste BenoistLouis Auguste BenoistLouis Auguste Benoist was a pioneer banker and financier.Born August 13, 1803, in St. Louis, Missouri, then a French settlement under Spanish rule and soon to become a possession of the United States under the Louisiana Purchase...
, 19th Century pioneer banker and financier - Marcel Benoist, French lawyer (died 1918) who established the Swiss Marcel Benoist PrizeMarcel Benoist PrizeThe Marcel Benoist Prize, offered by the Marcel Benoist Foundation, is a monetary prize that has been offered annually since 1920 to a scientist of Swiss nationality or residency who has made the most useful scientific discovery. Emphasis is placed on those discoveries affecting human life...
- Marie Guilhelmine Benoist, 19th Century painter
- Michel BenoistMichel BenoistMichel Benoist October 23, 1774 in Beijing, China of a stroke) was a Jesuit scientist, who stood in the service of the ChineseQianlong Emperor for thirty years and is most noted for the waterworks he constructed for the emperor.-Education:...
, French Jesuit scientist - Robert BenoistRobert BenoistRobert Marcel Charles Benoist was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero.-Early life:Born near Rambouillet, Île-de-France, France, Robert Benoist was the son of Baron Henri de Rothschild's gamekeeper...
, French Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero - Thomas Wesley BenoistThomas W. BenoistThomas W. Benoist was an American pilot who started the first scheduled aircraft service.- Early life :In 1907 Benoist founded Aeronautic Supply Company with his brother becoming the first aircraft parts distributor. Benoist's first flight was at the Kinloch Park Aero Club field in Kinloch,...
, early aviator
See also
- Benoist (tea)Benoist (tea)Benoist is a type of British-style tea marketed in Japan. The brand was greatly popularised by the Japanese movie Densha Otoko, where sales reportedly tripled as a result of being featured in the movie. The drama claimed that Benoist is the only tea company to hold a set of three Royal Warrants,...
is also a type of tea which was popularised by the Japanese drama Densha OtokoDensha Otoko (drama)is a Japanese television drama that aired on Fuji Television. It is based on the Densha Otoko story, which has also been portrayed in other media.The drama's 11 episodes were aired on Fuji TV from July 7 to September 22, 2005 . A two hour long TV special, Densha Otoko Deluxe, aired on September 23,...
. - The Benoist model 14 seaplane was flown by Tony JannusTony JannusAntony Habersack Jannus, more familiarly known as Tony Jannus , was an early American pilot whose aerial exploits were widely publicized in aviation's pre-World War I period. He flew the first airplane from which a parachute jump was made, in 1912. Jannus was also the first airline pilot, having...
during the world's first scheduled commercial airline flight.