Jacques Bonnaud was a Jesuit priest and theologian born in Saint-Domingue in 1740. Moving to France at a young age, he became a prominent academic, possibly serving as the first person of Haitian descent to hold a professorship in Europe. Throughout his career, he engaged in various theological debates and served in several ecclesiastical roles, including vicar general. His life ended during the French Revolution when he was killed in Paris during the September Massacres of 1792.