Jean Labat

1766–1826 (age 60)

Biography

Jean Labat lived through the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period of unprecedented change and upheaval in French history. Born in 1766, he experienced the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Restoration, witnessing the transformation of French society across multiple political regimes.

Labat's sixty years of life encompassed some of the most dramatic events in European history. His burial in Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris's most prestigious burial ground, reflects his standing in the community and his place among those who lived through and survived one of history's most turbulent periods.