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Aimé Vingtrinier
1812–1903
A lively 19th-century man of letters from Lyon, he moved easily between the worlds of printing, libraries, local history, and journalism. His work captures the civic pride and scholarly curiosity of his city.
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Note sur l'invasion des Sarrasins dans le Lyonnais
by Aimé Vingtrinier
About the author
Born in Lyon on July 31, 1812, Aimé Vingtrinier was a French printer, writer, and amateur historian closely tied to the intellectual life of his hometown. In 1852 he took over Léon Boitel's printing press and went on to direct the Revue du Lyonnais, a major regional journal that helped shape literary and historical discussion in Lyon.
Vingtrinier wrote on Lyon's past, its people, and its cultural life, building a reputation as one of the city's dedicated 19th-century scholars. He also worked as a librarian, becoming head librarian of the city of Lyon in 1882, a role that fit naturally with his love of books, archives, and local memory.
He died in Lyon on April 8, 1903. Today he is remembered less as a single-genre author than as a versatile literary figure whose printing, editorial, and historical work helped preserve the story of Lyon for later readers.