Robert Vigouroux (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ viɡuʁu]; 21 March 1923 – 9 July 2017)[1] was a French politician and writer.
[2] He was the Mayor of Marseille (the second largest city in France) from 1986 to 1995, and a French Senator for the Bouches-du-Rhône from 1989 to 1998.
[2][3][4] Robert Vigouroux was born in Paris.
[2][3] In 1942, he moved to Marseilles to work as a doctor in hospitals.
[2][3] He later published two volumes of poetry under the pen name of Stépan Alexis, and later essays, novels, volumes of paintings and photographs in his real name.