François Gayot de Pitaval, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Gayot de Pitaval

French advocate

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1673

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 02-Jan-1743

Profession: writer, lawyer, poet lawyer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.