Jean Scholastique Pitton (18 December 1621 – 21 February 1689) was a French writer and historian.

Jean Scholastique Pitton was born in Aix-en-Provence on 18 December 1621.

At a young age he decided to become a doctor, and he pursued this occupation in Saint-Chamas, Bouches-du-Rhône.

However his passion for history made him neglect his patients.

"[1] After the death of his second wife, Pitton requested a dispensation from Rome to take holy orders.