Léon Benett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Léon Benett

French painter and illustrator

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1839

Place of Birth: Orange, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1916

Profession: writer, illustrator, painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Léon Benett (born Hippolyte Léon Benet; 1839–1917) was a French painter and illustrator.
He was born in Orange, Vaucluse.
He changed his name to "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.
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.