Robert Vigouroux (21 March 1923 – 9 July 2017) was a

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and writer.France 3 biography
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Biography

Robert Vigouroux was born in

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. In 1942, he moved to Marseilles to work as a doctor in hospitals. He was elected as Mayor of Marseille in 1986, and as Senator in 1989. He later published two volumes of poetry under the

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of Stépan Alexis, and later essays, novels, volumes of paintings and photographs in his real name.

Bibliography

Poetry

*''L’Explication'' *''Mémoires des temps passés''

Essays

*''Un parmi les autres'' *''Quelle est ta ville'' *''Et si je vous disais…''

Novels

*''La vie en morceaux'' *''Le docteur et ses jumeaux'' (2003)

Paintings

*''Au fil du temps'' (2005)

Photographs

*''Marseille-Moderne'' (co-editor, 2008)

References

1923 births 2017 deaths Politicians from Paris Socialist Party (France) politicians 20th-century French politicians Mayors of Marseille French Senators of the Fifth Republic Writers from Paris French male poets Senators of Bouches-du-Rhône {{France-mayor-stub