Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais | |
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Born | 6 April 1773 Langres, France |
Died | 1842 Paris, France |
Occupation | Genealogist |
Children | 1 |
Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais (1773 – 1842) was a French genealogist and littérateur.
Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais was born on 6 April 1773 in Langres, France.[1]
During the French Revolution, he served as an Assistant to Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, 1st Count Brune (1763–1815).[2] In 1808, he became a genealogist.[3] His genealogical practice was called, "Bureau général de la Noblesse de France" (General Bureau of French Nobility).[4] By 1820, his sold his practice to Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Jullien de Courcelles (1759-1834).[4]
He died in 1842 in Paris.[1] His son went on to serve in the French Foreign Legion.[5]