Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant

1793–1858 (age 65)

Biography

Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant was born in 1793 during the height of the French Revolution, a time of radical social and political transformation. He lived through the Napoleonic era and the subsequent Restoration, witnessing the evolution of French society across multiple regimes and constitutional frameworks.

Vaillant passed away in 1858 after a long life spanning nearly seven decades of French history. He was interred at Père Lachaise Cemetery, reflecting the respect accorded to those who had lived through and survived the turbulent revolutionary period and its aftermath.

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