Joseph Roger de Benoist (2 August 1923 – 15 February 2017) was a French missionary, journalist, and historian.
[1] His main areas of study were French West Africa and the history of the Catholic Church in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Senegal, where he lived for several decades.
He was born in Meudon and graduated from Lille Graduate School of Journalism with a doctorate in history.
[1] Joseph Roger de Benoist was made Knight (1988) and then Officer (1997) of the French Legion of Honour.
[1] he died, aged 93, in Bry-sur-Marne, France.