François Benoist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Benoist

French musician

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1794

Place of Birth: Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 06-May-1878

Profession: composer, organist, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

François Benoist (10 September 1794 – 6 May 1878) 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 (organiste du roi) and professor of organ at the Conservatoire; he held the latter post for half a century.
His students included César Franck, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Lecocq, Georges Bizet, Louis Lefébure-Wely, Léo Delibes, and Adolphe Adam.
As composer, he was comparatively unimportant, but he wrote two operas, four ballets, one Requiem Mass, and numerous works for organ.
He died in Paris.