François Ponchaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

François Ponchaud

French missionary

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1939

Place of Birth: Sallanches, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Profession: writer, historian, Catholic priest, translator

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

François Ponchaud (born 1939) is a French Catholic priest and missionary to Cambodia.
He is best known for his documentation of the genocide which occurred under the Khmer Rouge (KR), and for being one of the first people to expose the human rights abuses being carried out at the time.