Zélia Lenoir
1795–1813 (age 18)
Biography
Zélia Lenoir lived a brief but notable life in early 19th-century France, passing away at the young age of eighteen. Though her years were few, she was remembered by those who knew her and was accorded burial in the prestigious Montparnasse Cemetery.
Her early death in 1813 was characteristic of an era when mortality rates, particularly among young people, remained tragically high. Despite the brevity of her existence, Zélia Lenoir's memory was preserved through her final resting place in one of Paris's most distinguished cemeteries.