Robert Vigouroux Explained

Robert Vigouroux
Office:Mayor of Marseille
Term Start:17 May 1986
Term End:25 June 1995
Predecessor:Gaston Defferre
Successor:Jean-Claude Gaudin
Office2:Senator of Bouches-du-Rhône
Term Start2:24 September 1989
Term End2:30 September 1998
Birth Name:Robert Paul Vigouroux
Birth Date:21 March 1923
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Gardanne, France
Party:Socialist Party
Education:Lycée Thiers
Profession:Neurosurgeon

Robert Vigouroux (pronounced as /fr/; 21 March 1923 – 9 July 2017)[1] was a French politician and writer.[2] He was the Mayor of Marseille (the second largest city in France) from 1986 to 1995, and a French Senator for the Bouches-du-Rhône from 1989 to 1998.[2] [3] [4]

Biography

Robert Vigouroux was born in Paris.[2] [3] In 1942, he moved to Marseilles to work as a doctor in hospitals.[2] He was elected as Mayor of Marseille in 1986, and as Senator in 1989.[2] [3] He later published two volumes of poetry under the pen name of Stépan Alexis, and later essays, novels, volumes of paintings and photographs in his real name.[2]

Bibliography

Poetry

Essays

Novels

Paintings

Photographs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L'ancien maire de Marseille est mort . . 9 July 2017 . 2017-07-09 . French.
  2. http://culturebox.france3.fr/services/spip.php?article277 France 3 biography
  3. http://www.senat.fr/senateur/vigouroux_robert_paul89044u.html Senate biography
  4. 'Municipales : "Gaudin m'a volé" s'indigne Vigouroux', in La Provence, January 18th, 1998 http://www.laprovence.com/actu/municipales-gaudin-ma-vole-sindigne-vigouroux