Jean-Baptiste Azéma was a French administrator; he served as the governor of Réunion from May 15 to October 31, 1745. His son was the writer

Étienne Azéma François Paul Étienne Azéma (15 January 1778 – 28 August 1851 in Saint-Denis, Réunion, on the island of Réunion) was a French poet, playwright, and writer of fables. He was a magistrate, delegated to the island by the Ministre de la Marine, ...

; other descendants have included Georges Azéma, a historian; Mazaé Azéma, a doctor; Henri Azéma, a doctor; poet Jean-Henri Azéma; and historian Jean-Pierre Azéma.

References

*''Les Gouverneurs de La Réunion''. Ancienne île de La Réunion, Raoul Lucas et Mario Serviable, Éditions du Centre de recherche indianocéanique, Sainte-Clotilde, 1987. French colonial governors and administrators People from Réunion of French descent 18th-century French politicians Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Réunion-politician-stub