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François Benoist (French pronunciation:[fʁɑ̃swabənwa]; 10 September 1794 – 6 May 1878) was a French organist, pedagogue, and composer.
Benoist was born inNantes on 10 September 1794. He took his first music lessons under Georges Scheuermann. Benoist studied music at theConservatoire de Paris and won thePrix de Rome in 1815 for hiscantataŒnone. 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 includedCésar Franck,Camille Saint-Saëns,Charles Lecocq,Georges Bizet,Louis Lefébure-Wely,Léo Delibes, andAdolphe Adam.[1]
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.
See:List of music students by teacher: A to B#François Benoist.
