Polyanthe

Alexandre Chaponnier called Polyanthe[1] (24 February 1793 in Paris – 26 July 1852 in the 10th arrondissement of Paris[2]) was a 19th-century French physician, painter, engraver, and playwright.

Also known under the sole first name Alexandre,[3] he was the son of the French painter and engraver of Swiss origin Alexandre Chaponnier (Genève 1753-Paris 1835).

  1. ^ Sometimes misspelled as Paulyanthe.
  2. ^ Fiche de décès (p.23 extracted from the reconstituted file of the digitized public records of the Archives of the City of Paris.
  3. ^ A certain Mr. Alexander signed at the time the music of some melodrama without that we know with certainty whether it is or not the same person.