Raymond Bagnis (17 May 1932 – 19 July 2023) was a French medical doctor who practiced in French Polynesia for fifty years, during which he did significant research on Ciguatera fish poisoning. He was also a founder of the Proscience Te Turu ‘Ihi Association, and served as President of the French Polynesia Council of Physicians in 2019.
Life and career edit
Raymond Bagnis was born in Nice on 17 May 1932.[1][2] He trained as a medical doctor at the École du service de santé des armées de Bordeaux, graduating in 1959.[1] He was then sent to Mauritania, where he worked in the mobile hygiene service for three years.[1] In 1963, he moved to French Polynesia.[1] After working in the Gambier Islands, he joined the Malardé Institute in 1967, leading their research on Ciguatera and becoming a leading expert on the disease.[3]
Bagnis retired from the institute in 1990.[1] He then lectured at French Pacific University, before returning to medical practice. In 1992 he founded the Proscience Te Turu ‘Ihi Association to promote science to the public,[4] and played a strong role in its annual science festival.[5] He finally retired in 2012.[1] In June 2016 he was made a commander of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[2]
In May 2019, following the resignation of Gilles Soubiran, he was appointed president of French Polynesia's Council of Physicians.[6][7]
Raymond Bagnis died on 19 July 2023, at the age of 91.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Les mille et une vies de Raymond Bagnis" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Raymond BAGNIS: Commandeur dans l'ordre de Tahiti Nui" (PDF). Président de la Polynésie française. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Ciguatera on the agenda at Papeete congress". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 56, no. 7. 1 July 1985. p. 62. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Proscience a 30 ans, l'association monte un village des sciences" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "La fête de la science en images" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Tahiti top doctor resigns after sex crime charge". RNZ. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Gilles Soubiran n'est plus président du conseil de l'ordre des médecins" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Le docteur Raymond Bagnis est décédé" (in French). TNTV News. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Le Dr Raymond Bagnis, spécialiste de la ciguatera, est décédé" (in French). La Depeche. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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