Alphonse-Victor Angot

Alphonse-Victor Angot
Alphonse-Victor Angot in 1868
Born10 February 1844 (1844-02-10)
Montsûrs
Died10 June 1917(1917-06-10) (aged 73)
Saint-Fraimbault de Lassay
Resting place
Saint-Fraimbault de Lassay
Other namel'abbé Angot
OccupationsCatholic Priest, Historian

Alphonse-Victor Angot, or l'abbé Angot (English: /ˈæŋɡoʊ/ ANG-oh, French: [alfɔ̃s viktɔʁ ɑ̃ɡo]; 10 February 1844 – 10 June 1917), was a French historian who specialized in the history of Mayenne (département).

Origins

Angot was born in Montsûrs. At age eleven, he entered a small seminary in Précigné. His mother was a lodger with the Augustines in Baugé and an aunt lived among them. In 1863 he returned to the grand seminary. He died in Saint-Fraimbault de Lassay.

References

  1. ↑ "Notice de personne "Angot, Alphonse (1844-1917)"". Catalogue of BNF. 29 August 1978. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Le tombeau de l'abbé Angot remis à neuf". Ouest-France (in French). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2026.