Père Lachaise Cemetery
Paris, Île-de-France
The largest cemetery in Paris and one of the most visited in the world. Home to the graves of Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and Frédéric Chopin.
Memorials
Jim Morrison
1943–1971 (age 28)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
American singer-songwriter and poet who was the iconic lead vocalist of The Doors and died in Paris in 1971 at age 27.
Oscar Wilde
1854–1900 (age 46)
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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright and poet from Dublin, famous for his wit and works like "The Picture of ...
Frédéric Chopin
1810–1849 (age 39)
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Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, renowned for his solo piano compositions including nocturnes, ...
Madame de Rémusat
1780–1821 (age 41)
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Elisabeta Alexandrovna Stroganova
1779–1818 (age 39)
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Étienne Eustache Bruix
1759–1805 (age 46)
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Étienne Eustache Bruix was a French naval officer who served in Saint-Domingue and lived from 1759 to 1805.
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty
1768–1815 (age 47)
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Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
1753–1824 (age 71)
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Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès was a French jurist and statesman who served as Second Consul under Napoleon and was...
Alexander Kucharsky
1741–1819 (age 78)
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Alexander Kucharsky was a Warsaw-born portrait painter who worked in France and became known for painting Marie Antoinet...
Philippe Pinel
1745–1826 (age 81)
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Philippe Pinel (1745–1826) was a pioneering French physician and founder of modern psychiatry.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
1755–1826 (age 71)
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François Joseph Gossec
1734–1829 (age 95)
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François Joseph Gossec (1734–1829) was a distinguished French composer of the Classical era.
Pierre Augereau
1757–1816 (age 59)
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Pierre Augereau (1757-1816) was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served under Napoleon Bonapart...
Étienne-Louis Malus
1775–1812 (age 37)
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Étienne-Louis Malus (1775–1812) was a French military officer and physicist of notable scientific achievement.
Michel Adanson
1727–1806 (age 79)
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Michel Adanson (1727-1806) was a French botanist and naturalist from Aix-en-Provence known for his taxonomic work and Af...
René Just Haüy
1743–1822 (age 79)
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French mineralogist and physicist known as the father of modern crystallography for discovering the geometric law of cry...
Louis-Gabriel Suchet
1770–1826 (age 56)
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Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770-1826) was a French military officer from Lyon who served during the Revolutionary and Napoleo...
François-Henri de Franquetot de Coigny
1737–1821 (age 84)
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François-Henri de Franquetot de Coigny was a French marshal and military commander who served both the Ancien Régime a...
Jean François Aimé Dejean
1749–1824 (age 75)
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Honoré Langlé
1741–1807 (age 66)
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Honoré Langlé (1741-1807) was a French composer and music theorist from Monaco.
François-Joseph Bélanger
1744–1818 (age 74)
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Jacques Charles
1746–1823 (age 77)
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French inventor and physicist whose pioneering work advanced aeronautics and the study of gases.
Isaac Titsingh
1745–1812 (age 67)
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Xavier Bichat
1771–1802 (age 31)
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Xavier Bichat was a French anatomist and physiologist who pioneered tissue pathology and is considered the father of mod...
Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras
1755–1829 (age 74)
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Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras was a French politician and nobleman who served as a prominent leader dur...
Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes
1750–1819 (age 69)
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Jean Denis, comte Lanjuinais
1753–1827 (age 74)
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French lawyer and politician who served in the National Convention during the French Revolution and later became a membe...
Louis-Benoît Picard
1769–1828 (age 59)
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French actor and playwright whose performances and compositions enriched Parisian theatrical culture.
Joseph David Sinzheim
1745–1812 (age 67)
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Joseph David Sinzheim (1745-1812) was a French rabbi from Trier who played a significant role in Jewish religious leader...
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
1737–1813 (age 76)
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French pharmacist and agronomist who championed the potato as a food source in France during the late 18th century.
Claude Chappe
1763–1805 (age 42)
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Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
1737–1814 (age 77)
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Celebrated French writer whose novels and philosophical works profoundly influenced European literature.
Étienne Méhul
1763–1817 (age 54)
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Sigismond-Frédéric de Berckheim
1772–1819 (age 47)
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French military officer whose service encompassed the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras.
Jean-François de La Harpe
1739–1803 (age 64)
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François-Joseph Talma
1763–1826 (age 63)
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Jacques-Christophe Valmont de Bomare
1731–1807 (age 76)
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Jacques-Christophe Valmont de Bomare was a French naturalist and mineralogist from Rouen who lived from 1731 to 1807.
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
1767–1824 (age 57)
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Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson was a French writer and intellectual of the late 18th century.
Catherine-Dominique Pérignon
1754–1818 (age 64)
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Grace Elliott
1754–1823 (age 69)
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Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy
1755–1809 (age 54)
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Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy (1755-1809) was a French chemist and politician from Paris who contributed signific...
Jean-Baptiste Regnault
1754–1829 (age 75)
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Jean-Baptiste Regnault was a French painter of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre
1755–1821 (age 66)
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Constance Mayer
1774–1821 (age 47)
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Constance Mayer was a French painter known for her neoclassical works and close artistic collaboration with Pierre-Paul ...
Louis-Michel Letort de Lorville
1773–1815 (age 42)
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Louis-Michel Letort de Lorville (1773-1815) was a French military officer from Saint-Germain-en-Laye buried at the Grave...
Sophie Ristaud Cottin
1770–1807 (age 37)
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Sophie Ristaud Cottin was a French writer of the late 18th century.
Jean-Lambert Tallien
1767–1820 (age 53)
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Jean-Lambert Tallien (1767-1820) was a French Revolutionary politician from Paris known for his role during the Reign of...
Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle
1746–1800 (age 54)
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Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746-1800) was a French botanist and magistrate from Paris who made significant c...
Constantin-François Chassebœuf
1757–1820 (age 63)
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French philosopher, historian, and orientalist known by his pen name Volney, famous for his work 'The Ruins of Empires.'
La Clairon
1723–1803 (age 80)
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La Clairon was a celebrated French stage actor of the 18th century.