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Joseph-Adolphe Aubenas
1813–1893
A 19th-century French magistrate and historian, he wrote sweeping historical works on figures such as Empress Joséphine and Madame de Sévigné, as well as a major history of Fréjus. His career moved between scholarship and public service, giving his books the feel of both research and lived experience.
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Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (6/6)
by Joseph-Adolphe Aubenas
About the author
Born in Valréas in 1813, Joseph-Antoine Adolphe Aubenas was a French magistrate, lawyer, and historian. Records from French reference and archival sources place him in the world of both letters and public institutions, and note that he was a member of the Société nationale des antiquaires de France.
Aubenas also held important judicial posts during his career. French historical and archival sources describe him as a counselor at the court of appeal in Martinique in 1851 and later as procureur général in Pondichéry from 1861 to 1867.
His published work ranges widely across biography, local history, and literary scholarship. Catalog and library sources list books including Histoire de l'impératrice Joséphine, Histoire de madame de Sévigné, de sa famille et de ses amis, and the substantial Histoire de Fréjus: Forum Julii, ses antiquités, son port. He died in 1893.