Ambroise Roux-Alphéran (1776–1858) was a French public official and historian.

Biography

Early life

Ambroise(-Thomas) Roux-Alphéran was born on 29 December 1776 in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

.Musées Arbaud et les personnages illustres de l'académie d'Aix-en-Provence - Provence Museums France
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Career

He served as clerk of the court of

under the

Restoration Restoration is the act of restoring something to its original state and may refer to: * Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage ** Audio restoration ** Film restoration ** Image restoration ** Textile restoration * Restoration ecology ...

. Later, he quit his job and decided to spend his time studying and writing about the history of

. His numerous works are kept in the

Bibliothèque Méjanes The Bibliothèque Méjanes is the municipal public library of Aix-en-Provence, France. Inaugurated on 16 November 1810 as a part of the Aix-en-Provence City Hall, the library moved into a former match factory in 1989. Since 1993, the library has se ...

, the public library in Aix.

Personal life

He resided at 9, rue Longue-Saint-Jean, which was subsequently renamed in his honour.Le quartier Mazarin d'Aix-en-Provence.
He died on 8 February 1858 in

Works and themes

*Ambroise Roux-Alphéran, ''Les Rues d'Aix'' (Aubin, 1848).

References

1776 births 1858 deaths Writers from Aix-en-Provence 19th-century French historians French male non-fiction writers {{France-historian-stub