Jean-Léon Beauvois

Jean-Léon Beauvois (16 August 1943 – 8 September 2020) was a French psychologist and university professor. Alongside Robert-Vincent Joule, he wrote the book Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens, which became a bestseller in France.

Jean-Léon Beauvois
Born	16 August 1943 Aix-en-Provence, France
Died	8 September 2020(2020-09-08) (aged 77)
Nationality	French
Occupation	Psychologist

Biography

Beauvois conducted research as a clinical psychologist operating out of Paris, Nancy, Caen, Grenoble, and Nice. He taught at Pierre Mendès-France University.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, Beauvois worked as the scientific director for the film Le Jeu de la Mort, directed by Christophe Nick and aired on France 2.^[1] Much of the film's success was attributed to Nick and Beauvois.^[2]

Jean-Léon Beauvois died on 8 September 2020 at the age of 77.^[3]

Publications

• La psychologie quotidienne (1984)
• Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens (1987)
• La soumission librement consentie (1998)
• Juger de la valeur sociale des personnes : les pratiques sociales d’évaluation (2004)
• Les illusions libérales, individualisme et pouvoir social: Petit traité des grandes illusions (2005)
• Les influences sournoises. Précis des manipulations ordinaires (2011)^[4]