Alphonse Gouraud
1903–1942 (age 39)
Biography
Alphonse Gouraud was a cultivator who worked the land in the region of Ivry-sur-Seine. His labor in agriculture connected him to the rural traditions and practices that sustained communities during the early twentieth century.
Gouraud's life ended in 1942, during the midst of World War II, a period that disrupted agricultural life and livelihoods across occupied France.