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François Bizot
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1940
François Bizot is a French anthropologist. While working as a conservationist in Cambodia, he was held captive by the Khmer Rouge for several months. He was released after being found innocent of spying charges, becoming the only Westerner to survive imprisonment by the Khmer Rouge.
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About François Bizot
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1940
François Bizot is a French anthropologist. While working as a conservationist in Cambodia, he was held captive by the Khmer Rouge for several months. He was released after being found innocent of spying charges, becoming the only Westerner to survive imprisonment by the Khmer Rouge.
François Bizot is a renowned French ethnologist and anthropologist born in Nancy in 1940.
His vast academic career spans disciplines such as philology, history, and restoration.
His most notable work, Facing the torturer, explores the harsh reality of political atrocities.
The author has dedicated much of his career to deeply researching the history and Buddhism of Cambodia.
With a bibliography of twelve works, Bizot combines scientific rigor with a human perspective on 20th-century conflicts.
