Père Lachaise Cemetery

Paris, Île-de-France

Est. 1804 110 acres 6,500+ memorials
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

Achille Champy
1868–1948 (age 80)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Achille Champy was an architect whose work supported the everyday life of Parisian neighborhoods.
Casimir Bez
d. 1943
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Casimir Bez was a French industrialist who contributed to France's economic development in the mid-20th century.
René Havet
d. 1942
Père Lachaise Cemetery
René Havet is remembered for the warmth he offered to his circle.
Maurice-Albert Collette
1885–1945 (age 60)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Maurice-Albert Collette (1885-1945) was a French individual who died at the conclusion of World War II.
Jean-Baptiste-Henri Detaille
1861–1943 (age 82)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Jean-Baptiste-Henri Detaille was a French individual who lived through the Third Republic and died during the German occ...
Charles Otzenberger-Detaille
1881–1944 (age 63)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Charles Otzenberger-Detaille was a French individual who died during World War II in 1944.
Marguerite Gachet
1869–1949 (age 80)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Marguerite Gachet (1869-1949) was a Parisian who lived through the transformative period of late 19th and early 20th cen...
Henri Lavedan
1859–1940 (age 81)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Henri Lavedan was a prominent French screenwriter whose creative work significantly influenced French cinema and literat...
Jean-Richard Bloch
1884–1947 (age 63)
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Jean-Richard Bloch was a writer whose pen defended justice and kept faith with the possibilities of literature.
Philippe Gaubert
1879–1941 (age 62)
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Philippe Gaubert was a renowned French composer whose musical works contributed significantly to French cultural heritag...
Jan Doornik
1905–1941 (age 36)
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Jan Doornik (1905-1941) was a Parisian who died during World War II.
Charles Gondouin
1875–1947 (age 72)
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Charles Gondouin was a Parisian from the 10th arrondissement who lived through both World Wars, dying in 1947 and buried...
Christian Bérard
1902–1949 (age 47)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Christian Bérard was a luminous French illustrator and stage designer whose elegant imagination shaped interwar arts.
Étienne Mantoux
1913–1945 (age 32)
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Étienne Mantoux (1913-1945) was a French economist from Paris who died during World War II.
Charles Zémor
1886–1944 (age 58)
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Charles Zémor (1886-1944) was a person who died in France during World War II.
Fernand-Eugène-Victor Zambaux
1881–1947 (age 66)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Fernand-Eugène-Victor Zambaux was a French individual who lived from 1881 to 1947, surviving both World Wars.
Alexandre Tariot
1867–1943 (age 76)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Alexandre Tariot (1867-1943) was a French citizen who lived through the Third Republic and died during the German occupa...
Charles Michels
1903–1941 (age 38)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Charles Michels was a French communist politician and resistance fighter born in Paris who lived from 1903 to 1941 and i...
Charles Petit-Dutaillis
1868–1947 (age 79)
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Charles Petit-Dutaillis (1868-1947) was a French historian from Saint-Nazaire who specialized in medieval English and Fr...
Charles Rabot
1856–1944 (age 88)
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Charles Rabot (1856-1944) was a French individual from Nevers who lived through nearly nine decades of French history an...
Christian Martell
1914–1945 (age 31)
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Christian Martell (1914-1945) was a French individual from Saint-Étienne who died in the final year of World War II.
Corentin Cariou
1898–1942 (age 44)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Corentin Cariou was a French communist politician and resistance fighter born in Loctudy who lived from 1898 to 1942 and...
Denyse Clairouin
1900–1945 (age 45)
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Writer Denyse Clairouin used her pen to explore human resilience and to support others through turbulent years.
Dornac
1858–1941 (age 83)
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French photographer whose work documented the cultural landscape of his era.
Paul Henry Edmond Jenny
1868–1940 (age 72)
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Paul Henry Edmond Jenny (1868-1940) was a Parisian who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in France.
Pierre Lalo
1866–1943 (age 77)
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Pierre Lalo (1866-1943) was a French individual from Puteaux who lived through the Belle Époque and died during the Ger...
Germain Debré
1890–1948 (age 58)
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Germain Debré (1890-1948) was a French individual from Neuilly-sur-Seine who lived during the first half of the 20th ce...
Edmond Haraucourt
1856–1941 (age 85)
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Edmond Haraucourt (1856-1941) was a French poet, novelist, and playwright from Bourmont.
Ernest Outrey
1863–1941 (age 78)
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Ernest Outrey was a French diplomat or official who died in Constantinople in 1941.
Fernand Fleuret
1883–1945 (age 62)
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French writer whose literary works contributed to early 20th-century French letters.
Émile Achard
1860–1944 (age 84)
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Émile Achard (1860-1944) was a Parisian who lived through the Belle Époque and both World Wars.
Eugène Parent du Châtelet
1864–1948 (age 84)
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Eugène Parent du Châtelet (1864-1948) was a Parisian from a noble family who lived through the Third Republic.
Jules Cayron
1868–1944 (age 76)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Jules Cayron (1868-1944) was a French resident of Paris's 1st arrondissement who lived through the Belle Époque and Wor...
Pierre Aubineau
1896–1944 (age 48)
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Pierre Aubineau (1896-1944) was a French resident of Liez who died during World War II.
Édouard Branly
1844–1940 (age 96)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Édouard Branly (1844-1940) was a French physicist and inventor from Amiens, known for his pioneering work in wireless t...
Germaine Dulac
1882–1942 (age 60)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Germaine Dulac was a pioneering French screenwriter and filmmaker of the silent era.
Ginette Neveu
1919–1949 (age 30)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Violinist whose radiant interpretations and promising career were tragically brief.
Edmond Caillaux
1863–1943 (age 80)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Edmond Caillaux (1863-1943) was a French individual who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Madeleine Carpentier
1865–1949 (age 84)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Painter noted for luminous portrayals of women and delicate observation.
John Charpentier
1880–1949 (age 69)
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John Charpentier (1880-1949) was a French resident who lived through the first half of the 20th century.
Paul Cézanne
1872–1947 (age 75)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Paul Cézanne (1872-1947) was a French resident of Aix-en-Provence, likely related to the famous Post-Impressionist pain...
Félix Cadras
1906–1942 (age 36)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Félix Cadras was a French military officer who served during the early twentieth century.
Gaston Broquet
1880–1947 (age 67)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Sculptor whose monuments and portrait busts celebrated French ideals.
Gaston Simoes de Fonseca
1874–1943 (age 69)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Gaston Simoes de Fonseca (1874-1943) was a Brazilian-born individual from Rio de Janeiro who died and was buried in Fran...
Georges Fourest
1867–1945 (age 78)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Writer whose essays and stories enriched French cultural discourse.
Georges Weill
1865–1944 (age 79)
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Georges Weill was a French individual from Sélestat who lived from 1865 to 1944.
Marie Ducoroy
1866–1947 (age 81)
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A presence remembered for quiet dedication.
Pierre Soleil
1870–1942 (age 72)
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Pierre Soleil was a Parisian who lived through the Belle Époque and died during the German occupation of France in Worl...
Mariano Hilario Cornejo Zenteno
1866–1942 (age 76)
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Lawyer devoted to justice and civic duty.
Louis Charles Émile Gibon-Guilhem
1862–1945 (age 83)
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Louis Charles Émile Gibon-Guilhem (1862-1945) was a French individual who lived through the late 19th and early 20th ce...