A. (Alexandre) Privat d'Anglemont

Born in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe, on August 21, 1815, he became a French writer and journalist who later made Paris the center of his literary world. He is best known for books of anecdotes about the city, especially Paris anecdote (1854), which helped build his reputation as a sharp-eyed chronicler of urban life.

His writing focused less on official history than on the surprising details, lesser-known places, and memorable personalities that gave Paris its texture. That taste for the unusual also shaped Paris inconnu, a work published in 1861 after his death.

He died in Paris on July 18, 1859. Though not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, he remains an appealing figure for readers interested in the social life, curiosities, and hidden stories of 19th-century France.