Léon Benett
He was born in Orange, Provence. He changed his name to "Léon Benett" to differentiate his career in the French administration from his work as a draftsman. Benett is the most important illustrator of books written by Jules Verne; between 1873 and 1910 he illustrated twenty-five novels from the Voyages Extraordinaires series.
Also recorded as Leon Benett
Léon Benett
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- Born
- 1839
- Died
- 1916
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · writer · draftsperson · colonial administrator · artist
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He was born in Orange, Provence. He changed his name to "Léon Benett" to differentiate his career in the French administration from his work as a draftsman. Benett is the most important illustrator of books written by Jules Verne; between 1873 and 1910 he illustrated twenty-five novels from the Voyages Extraordinaires series.
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He also illustrated other books by Verne. He also illustrated works of Victor Hugo, Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Mayne Reid, André Laurie, Camille Flammarion, and others. Benett's illustrations often depict exotic countries, arising from his real experiences as a government employee in which he visited Algeria, Cochinchina, Martinique, and New Caledonia. He died in Toulon on 7 December 1916.
Léon Benett is recorded as painter, illustrator, writer and draftsperson. Identity and origins. Recorded at birth as Hippolyte Léon Benet. The authorities additionally record the heading Leon Benett. His recorded language was French.
Life and career
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Life and career
Explore 1839–1916
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1839
Léon Benett was born in 1839.
1879
Tribulations of a Chinaman in China is dated 1879.
1880
The Steam House is dated 1880.
1881
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon is dated 1881.
1882
Godfrey Morgan is dated 1882.
1882
The Green Ray is dated 1882.
1883
Kéraban the Inflexible is dated 1883.
1884
The Archipelago on Fire is dated 1884.
1884
The Vanished Diamond is dated 1884.
1885
Mathias Sandorf is dated 1885.
1887
Texar's Revenge, or, North Against South is dated 1887.
1888
Two Years' Vacation is dated 1888.
1889
The Castle From Carpathians is dated 1889.
1893
A Drama in Livonia is dated 1893.
1894
Facing the Flag is dated 1894.
1895
Propeller Island is dated 1895.
1896
Clovis Dardentor is dated 1896.
1900
The Thompson Travel Agency is dated 1900.
1903
Traveling Scholarships is dated 1903.
1904
Master of the World is dated 1904.
1916
Léon Benett died at Toulon.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q966547: Léon Benett
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- “Léon Benett”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Benett, Léon, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
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Benett, Léon, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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