François Gayot de Pitaval

François Gayot de Pitaval (1673–1743) was a French advocate.

He compiled a famous collection of ''causes célèbres''. Later the literary genre of true crime collections became known as ''Pitaval''. Provided by Wikipedia

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by Gayot de Pitaval, François
Published 1793
de l'imprimerie de R. Cruttwell, aux dépens de l'auteur