Antoine de Saporta

Antoine de Saporta was born on July 26, 1855, in Aix-en-Provence. He was a member of the Provençal nobility. His father, Gaston de Saporta (1823-1895), was a renowned botanist. He grew up in the Hôtel Boyer de Fonscolombe, a listed hôtel particulier at 21 Rue Gaston de Saporta in Aix-en-Provence.

He wrote several books, mostly about wine. He also wrote many articles for La Nature, La Revue scientifique and Revue des deux Mondes.

He died on April 14, 1914, in Montpellier.

• Aurores boréales (1885).^[1]
• La Chimie des vins : les vins naturels, les vins manipulés et falsifiés (1889).^[2]
• Les Théories et les notations de la chimie moderne (1889).^[3]
• Le Congrès viticole de Montpellier (1893).^[4]
• La Vigne et le vin dans le midi de la France (1894).^[5]
• Physique et chimie viticoles (1899).^[6]
• Traité de viticulture théorie et pratique (1899).^[7]
• Les corps simples de la chimie.^[8]
• Les Artifices de toilette, les fards. Cheveux teints et postiches. Les artifices de toilette sur la scène.^[9]