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]
