[Alexander Louis Joseph]. French soldier and archæologist, born in Paris on the 15th of September. After serving for some years in the Austrian army, he went to Spain in 1800 to explore that country. He described his experiences in a work entitled Voyage Pittoresque et Historique en Espagne (1807–18). He filled several civil offices under Napoleon; was elected a deputy in 1822, and sat in the ranks of the opposition to the Bourbons; took part in the revolution of 1830; was rewarded by being appointed by King Louis Philippe a brigadier-general of the National Guard, and later prefect of Paris. He wrote a second book on Spain, and also Les Monuments de la France Classés Chronologiquement (1815–36). He died in Paris on the 24th of October 1842.
