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, or simply Aix, is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, s ...

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Career

He served as clerk of the court of

under the Restoration. 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 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