Eduard Benes
Czechoslovak politician (1884-1948)
- Born: 1884-05-28 (Kožlany)
- Died: 1948-09-03 (Sezimovo Ústí)
- Country of citizenship: Austria-Hungary; Czechoslovakia
- Occupation: association football player; diplomat; lecturer; politician; sociologist; teacher
- Member of political party: Czech National Social Party
- Member of: Romanian Academy; scouting
- Position held: Minister of Foreign Affairs (Czechoslovakia) (period: 1918-11-14 through 1935-12-18; replaced by: Milan Hodža); President of Czechoslovakia (period: 1935-12-18 through 1938-10-05, 1940-01-01 through 1945-04-02; replaced by: Emil Hácha; replaces: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk); Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (period: 1921-09-26 through 1922-10-07; replaced by: Antonín Švehla; replaces: Jan Černý)
- Employer: Charles University
- Educated at: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague; Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague; Faculty of Law, German University in Prague; Sciences Po; University of Burgundy; University of Paris
- Spouse: Hana Benešová (end cause: death of person; period: 1909-11-06 through 1948-09-03; place of marriage: Church of St. Ludmila)
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/39418979
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000121288865; https://isni.org/isni/0000000368640533
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81138354
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81138354