Michel-Rolph Trouillot
Born in 1949
Michel-Rolph Trouillot was a Haitian anthropologist and professor at the University of Chicago.
Born into a family of intellectuals in Port-au-Prince, he fled Haiti's Duvalier regime in 1968.
Trouillot's work focused on Caribbean thought and society, combining historical depth with empirical examination.
His first book, published in 1977, was the first book-length monograph in Haitian Creole.
Trouillot received the Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 for his contributions to Caribbean philosophy.
His scholarship presented a vision for anthropology and social sciences informed by Caribbean perspectives.
Trouillot died in 2012, leaving a lasting impact on the field.
