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

Lucy Arbell
1878–1947 (age 69)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Lucy Arbell was a French opera singer who lived from 1878 to 1947 in Le Vésinet.
Maurice Villaret
1877–1946 (age 69)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Maurice Villaret (1877-1946) was a Parisian French neurologist known for Villaret's syndrome.
Émile Laurent
1880–1947 (age 67)
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Émile Laurent was a devoted politician who shepherded Parisian civic life with measured and conscientious leadership.
Ettore Bugatti
1881–1947 (age 66)
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Ettore Bugatti was an Italian-born French automobile designer and manufacturer who founded the Bugatti automobile compan...
Pierre Georges
1919–1944 (age 25)
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Pierre Georges, known as Colonel Fabien, was a French communist resistance fighter born in Paris who lived from 1919 to ...
André Tardieu
1876–1945 (age 69)
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André Tardieu was a French teacher whose dedication to education defined his life's work.
Madeleine Faure
1866–1946 (age 80)
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Madeleine Faure was a French woman who lived from 1866 to 1946 and was buried in the same grave as Jean-Louis Faure, lik...
Jean Labusquière
1895–1941 (age 46)
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Jean Labusquière was a French individual who died in 1941 during World War II and was buried in the Faure family grave.
Emmanuel Chaptal
1861–1943 (age 82)
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Emmanuel Chaptal (1861-1943) was a French resident of Paris's 9th arrondissement who lived through the Third Republic er...
Paul Tripier
1921–1944 (age 23)
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Paul Tripier was a French individual who lived during the early 20th century and died in 1944 in Valenciennes during Wor...
Jeanne Bonin-Pissarro
1881–1948 (age 67)
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Jeanne Bonin-Pissarro was an art model whose presence inspired numerous creations within Parisian ateliers.
Alexandre Bonin
1876–1943 (age 67)
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Alexandre Bonin was a French painter whose artistic talents enriched his era.
Joseph Drogue
1859–1945 (age 86)
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Joseph Drogue (1859-1945) was a Lyon-based French resident who lived through the Belle Époque and both World Wars.
Jean-Léon Lanquetin
1873–1940 (age 67)
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Jean-Léon Lanquetin was a French soldier who served his country with dedication.
Gustave Paul Lacapelle
1869–1942 (age 73)
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Gustave Paul Lacapelle (1869-1942) was a French individual from Troyes who died during World War II.
Guy Flavien
1920–1945 (age 25)
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Guy Flavien was a French engineer whose technical innovations contributed to his nation's progress.
Henri Mazel
1864–1947 (age 83)
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Henri Mazel was a poet whose thoughtful verse offered gentle reflections on life and humanity.
Henri Pacon
1882–1946 (age 64)
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Henri Pacon was a French architect whose designs shaped the built landscape of his time.
Henri Strentz
1873–1943 (age 70)
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Henri Strentz (1873-1943) was a French resident of Paris's 19th arrondissement who lived through the Belle Époque and b...
Horace Daillion
1854–1946 (age 92)
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Horace Daillion was a French sculptor whose artistic creations enriched French cultural heritage.
Horace Finaly
1871–1945 (age 74)
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Horace Finaly was a banker whose prudent leadership fostered trust and steadiness in uncertain times.
Georges Truc
1893–1941 (age 48)
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Georges Truc (1893-1941) was a French resistance fighter from Colombes who was executed by the Nazis during World War II...
Jean-Claude Touche
1926–1944 (age 18)
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Promising composer whose brief life ended in 1944.
Robert Le Besnerais
1893–1948 (age 55)
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Robert Le Besnerais was a French individual who lived from 1893 to 1948, surviving World War II.
Marius-Léon Cladel
1883–1948 (age 65)
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Marius-Léon Cladel (1883-1948) was a French individual from Sèvres who survived both World Wars.
Isabelle Bouquie
1894–1944 (age 50)
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Isabelle Bouquie was a French individual who died in 1944 and is commemorated at the Monument de l'Assistance publique i...
Thomas de Martin Monego
1895–1944 (age 49)
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Thomas de Martin Monego (1895-1944) was a French individual who died during World War II and is commemorated at the Monu...
Marie Martin de Monego
1904–1944 (age 40)
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Marie Martin de Monego (1904-1944) was a French woman who died during World War II and is buried at the Monument de l'As...
Jacques Mole
1922–1944 (age 22)
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Jacques Mole was a young Frenchman who died in 1944 at age 22, likely during the Liberation of France or as a resistance...
Joseph Bureau
1868–1945 (age 77)
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Joseph Bureau (1868-1945) was a Parisian who lived through both World Wars and died in the year of France's liberation.
Marguerite Carré
1880–1947 (age 67)
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Marguerite Carré (1880-1947) was a French woman from Cabourg who lived through both World Wars.
Philippe Roques
1910–1943 (age 33)
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French journalist whose reporting and writing contributed to early twentieth-century French media.
Camille Bruno
1857–1943 (age 86)
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Writer remembered for insightful reflections and quiet humanity.
Valentine Lamour
1875–1940 (age 65)
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Valentine Lamour (1875-1940) was a French woman from Saint-Amand-les-Eaux who was buried in the Grave of Rouart.
Raoul Boudier
1873–1946 (age 73)
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Raoul Boudier (1873-1946) was a French individual from Sainte-Eanne who lived through both World Wars.
Germaine Aron de Faucompré
1884–1941 (age 57)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Germaine Aron de Faucompré was a Parisian woman from an aristocratic family who died in 1941 during the German occupati...
Berthe Rodrigues-Ély
1859–1943 (age 84)
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Cherished for a lifetime of kindness and gracious support.
Jules Simon
1873–1941 (age 68)
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Jules Simon (1873-1941) was a Parisian who died during the early years of World War II.
Geneviève Deslignières
1852–1940 (age 88)
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Geneviève Deslignières (1852-1940) was a French woman who lived through the Second Empire, Third Republic, and early y...
Jacques Debat-Ponsan
1882–1942 (age 60)
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Jacques Debat-Ponsan was a French individual who died in Copenhagen during World War II.
Jacques Froment-Meurice
1864–1947 (age 83)
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Jacques Froment-Meurice (1864-1947) was a Parisian from a renowned French goldsmith and jeweler family.
Jacques Solomon
1908–1942 (age 34)
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French writer whose literary works contributed to early twentieth-century French culture.
Jean-Louis Faure
1863–1944 (age 81)
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Jean-Louis Faure was a French individual who lived through the late 19th and early 20th centuries, dying in 1944 during ...
Alexander Khatisian
1874–1945 (age 71)
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Writer whose literary works contributed to early twentieth-century cultural discourse.
François Lyon-Caen
1905–1944 (age 39)
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François Lyon-Caen (1905-1944) was a French individual who died during World War II.
Claude Gaston-Mayer
1909–1943 (age 34)
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Claude Gaston-Mayer (1909-1943) was a French individual who died during World War II at the age of 34.
André Cabany
1852–1941 (age 89)
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André Cabany (1852-1941) was a Parisian who lived through the Second Empire, Third Republic, and into the Vichy period.
Philippe Régnier de Massa
1910–1940 (age 30)
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Philippe Régnier de Massa (1910-1940) was a young Parisian who died at age 30 during the Fall of France in World War II...
Paul-Maurice Robert
1867–1945 (age 78)
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Paul-Maurice Robert carried his soldierly responsibilities with quiet honor through the Great War and beyond.
Raymond Destrem
1880–1947 (age 67)
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Raymond Destrem (1880-1947) was a Parisian who lived through both World Wars in France.