Fred Negrit, a French educator and cultural promoter, died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 76.
He was known for his work promoting Indian languages and culture in Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France in the Caribbean. Born in Guadeloupe on June 7, 1949, Negrit earned a Master of Arts from the Université des Antilles Guyane in Pointe-à-Pitre and a Hindi Pravesh Certificate from the Central Hindi Directorate in New Delhi.
He taught in government schools for 35 years and retired as a vice-principal. Negrit was the founding president of the Guadeloupean Council for Indian Languages and also offered free classes in Hindi, Sanskrit and Tamil at his home.
Fred Negrit, 76, Frenh educator. (death announced on this date)