*1947 FR, Niort
A.k.a. Thierry Benoit
Ted Benoit (born 25 July 1947, Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France – died 30 September 2016) was a French illustrator and cartoonist. Along with Joost Swarte, Yves Chaland, Floc'h and Serge Clerc, he most notably relaunched the "ligne claire" in the 1980's, a style of drawing pioneered by Hergé.