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
Louis-Raymond Maygrier
1853–1931 (age 78)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Louis-Raymond Maygrier was a French writer active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Pierre Moureau
1860–1934 (age 74)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Pierre Moureau was a French individual from Saint-Quentin who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Paul Roger
1868–1934 (age 66)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Paul Roger (1868-1934) was a French individual from Fontainebleau who was buried in the Grave of Roger.
Gaston Gérardot de Sermoise
1894–1932 (age 38)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Gaston Gérardot de Sermoise was a French aristocrat who lived in Paris during the early 20th century and died at age 38...
Jean Montigny
1866–1936 (age 70)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Jean Montigny was a Parisian who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Henry Defert
1851–1931 (age 80)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Henry Defert (1851-1931) was a French individual from Paris who was buried in the Grave of Defert.
Charles-Auguste Jeancourt-Galignan
1847–1931 (age 84)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Charles-Auguste Jeancourt-Galignan was a French individual who lived a long life of 84 years in Paris during the 19th an...
Louis Blanc
1905–1931 (age 26)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Louis Blanc (1905-1931) was a French individual from Luxembourg who was buried in the Grave of Blanc.
Ferdinand Bied-Charreton
1874–1934 (age 60)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Ferdinand Bied-Charreton was a French individual who lived in Paris during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Renée David
1892–1933 (age 41)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Renée David (1892–1933) was a French crossword creator whose work helped popularize the puzzle form in France.
Jean-Baptiste Regard
1873–1939 (age 66)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Jean-Baptiste Regard (1873-1939) was a Parisian resident of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Georges Claretie
1875–1936 (age 61)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Georges Claretie (1875–1936) was a French lawyer buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Georges-Eugène Bertin
1868–1938 (age 70)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Georges-Eugène Bertin (1868-1938) was a French resident who lived through the turn of the 20th century.
Léopold-Antonin Appert
1867–1931 (age 64)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Léopold-Antonin Appert was a Parisian who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was buried near the g...
Susan Ridgway Willing
1866–1933 (age 67)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Susan Ridgway Willing was a gracious socialite remembered for her kindness and dignified presence.
Bertha Cushing Child
1871–1933 (age 62)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Bertha Cushing Child (1871–1933) was an American opera singer buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
Léon Schilling
1864–1934 (age 70)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Léon Schilling was a French individual from Westhalten who lived from 1864 to 1934.
Charles Maurice Octave Sallandrouze de Lamornaix
1859–1934 (age 75)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Charles Maurice Octave Sallandrouze de Lamornaix was a French businessman whose career spanned the late 19th and early 2...
Antoine du Bourg de Bozas
1866–1939 (age 73)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Antoine du Bourg de Bozas was a steadfast presence in public life, remembered for thoughtful counsel and compassionate s...
Raoul Gastambide
1878–1938 (age 60)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Raoul Gastambide (1878-1938) was a French individual active during the early 20th century.
Daniel Rogerie
1878–1933 (age 55)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Daniel Rogerie was a composer whose lyrical works sought solace and bridged tradition with heartfelt innovation.
Nicole Bernard
1873–1932 (age 59)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Nicole Bernard was a French stage actor whose career enriched the theatrical landscape of her era.
Edouard Larche
1855–1939 (age 84)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Edouard Larche was an architect whose thoughtful buildings blended elegance with a deep respect for the lives they held.
Charles Raoul-Duval
1869–1933 (age 64)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Charles Raoul-Duval (1869-1933) was a French resident from Genillé who lived through the Belle Époque.
Louise de Liniers
1864–1939 (age 75)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Louise de Liniers was a painter whose luminous canvases celebrated the quiet beauty of domestic and natural worlds.
Léon Vallois
1856–1939 (age 83)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Léon Vallois (1856-1939) was a French individual from Lay-Saint-Christophe who lived during the late 19th and early 20t...
Léon Lortat-Jacob
1873–1931 (age 58)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
French physician who practiced medicine during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Juliette Dantin
1873–1930 (age 57)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Composer Juliette Dantin shaped the sound of her era and rests at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Mélitine Thiérat
1850–1935 (age 85)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
French miniature painter active during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Camille Métra
1864–1936 (age 72)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Painter Camille Métra dedicated her life to capturing Parisian light and now rests with other creators at Père Lachais...
Jane Meyerheim
1864–1936 (age 72)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
French writer active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Paul Levé
1859–1937 (age 78)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Paul Levé lived through a transformative era of Parisian life and is remembered in the calm of Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Jean d'Herbécourt
1871–1934 (age 63)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Jean d'Herbécourt (1871-1934) was a French individual from Épinal buried in the Grave of Herbecourt.
Daniel Cogniet
1868–1938 (age 70)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Daniel Cogniet (1868-1938) was a Parisian-born French individual from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Charles Darantière
1865–1933 (age 68)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Charles Darantière's plays kept Parisian stages alive with humor and humanity.
Marie Sautet
1859–1937 (age 78)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Nusch Éluard
1906–1946 (age 40)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Nusch Éluard was a beloved figure of the Surrealist circle whose creativity and compassion left an enduring mark on the...
Henriette Caillaux
1874–1943 (age 69)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Henriette Caillaux was a prominent Parisian socialite who graced high society from 1874 until her death in 1943.
Reynaldo Hahn
1874–1947 (age 73)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Reynaldo Hahn was a Venezuelan-born French composer and conductor who was born in Caracas in 1874 and died in 1947.
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
1856–1942 (age 86)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke was an accomplished artist whose creative contributions spanned from 1856 to 1942.
René Lalique
1860–1945 (age 85)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
René Lalique was a pioneering goldsmith and glassmaker whose artistry brought Art Nouveau flourishes into the modern wo...
Caroline Lacroix
1883–1948 (age 65)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Caroline Lacroix was a woman born in Bucharest who lived through both World Wars and spent her final years in France.
Richard Farman
1872–1940 (age 68)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Richard Farman was a Parisian from the pioneering Farman aviation family who died during the fall of France in 1940.
Georges Politzer
1903–1942 (age 39)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Georges Politzer was a French writer whose intellectual contributions were made between 1903 and 1942.
Eugénie Segond-Weber
1867–1945 (age 78)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Eugénie Segond-Weber was a dedicated stage actor who brought depth and generosity to French theatre.
Paul Tissandier
1881–1945 (age 64)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Paul Tissandier was a French balloonist and aeronautical pioneer who lived from 1881 to 1945.
Paul Boucherot
1869–1943 (age 74)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Paul Boucherot (1869-1943) was a French electrical engineer from Paris who made significant contributions to electrical ...
Guy Môquet
1924–1941 (age 17)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Guy Môquet (1924-1941) was a young French communist resistance fighter from Paris's 18th arrondissement who was execute...
Léon Frot
1900–1942 (age 42)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Léon Frot was a French resistance martyr and elected official who died in 1942 and is commemorated at the Monument aux ...
Marcel Gitton
1903–1941 (age 38)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Marcel Gitton (1903-1941) was a French communist politician from Versailles who was assassinated during World War II.