ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaʊndɚz ʌvðə ɡɹˈɛnoʊbəl pˌeɪtɹɪˈɑːɾɪk səsˈaɪəɾi, wˌɪtʃ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ðæt jˈɪɹ pˈʌblɪʃt ðə fˈɜːst ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌv lˌæ vɛdˈɛt dˈɛs ˈælps.
In 1789, he was one of the founders of the Grenoble patriotic society, which in December of that year published the first edition of La Vedette des Alpes.