Deaths in the 1850s

Charles Pierre Chapsal

1787–1858 (age 71)

Cemetery of Joinville-le-Pont

François Gédéon Bailly de Monthion

1776–1850 (age 74)

Cemetery of Créteil

French politician whose career encompassed the post-revolutionary period and the constitutional developments of early ni...

Louis Léon Jacob

1768–1854 (age 86)

Cimetière ancien de Livry-Gargan

Armand Brunet de Villeneuve

1780–1857 (age 77)

Old cemetery of Béziers

French politician whose public service contributed to the civic and political development of nineteenth-century France.

Jean-Marie Cordier

1785–1859 (age 74)

Old cemetery of Béziers

Marie-Antoinette Audouy

1790–1854 (age 64)

Old cemetery of Béziers

French woman of the early nineteenth century whose life reflected the social dynamics of post-revolutionary France.

Jean-Annet Barrier

1794–1858 (age 64)

Cemetery in La Voulte

Jean-Pierre Pescatore

1793–1855 (age 62)

cimetière de La Celle-Saint-Cloud

French banker whose financial ventures and business acumen contributed to the development of nineteenth-century French b...

Jules-Claude Ziegler

1804–1856 (age 52)

cemetery of Soyers

Félix Jacquot

1819–1857 (age 38)

Right Bank Cemetery, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

French surgeon whose medical practice and expertise contributed to the advancement of surgical care in nineteenth-centur...

Louis de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire

1778–1854 (age 76)

cimetière d'Étiolles

Frédéric Sauvage

1786–1857 (age 71)

Cimetière de l'Est

French engineer whose technical innovations and professional contributions advanced industrial practices in nineteenth-c...

Antoine Suremain de Missery

1767–1852 (age 85)

Cimetière de Beaune

Alexis de Tocqueville

1805–1859 (age 54)

cimetière de Tocqueville

Preeminent French political philosopher and writer whose analytical works on democracy and governance profoundly influen...

Luigi Lablache

1794–1858 (age 64)

cimetière de Maisons-Laffitte

Pierre-François Audry de Puyraveau

1773–1852 (age 79)

cimetière de Maisons-Laffitte

French politician of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era.

Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure

1767–1855 (age 88)

cimetière du Neubourg

François Marie Clément de La Roncière

1773–1854 (age 81)

cimetière d'Incarville

French military officer of the Napoleonic era.

Victor Prunelle

1777–1853 (age 76)

cimetière de La Bâtie-Montgascon

Benjamin Guérard

1797–1854 (age 57)

cimetière de Montbard (rue Benjamin Guérard)

French librarian and scholar of the nineteenth century.

Grigore Alexandru Ghica

1804–1857 (age 53)

cimetière du Mée-sur-Seine

Auguste Stanislas Lebobe

1790–1858 (age 68)

cimetière de Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames

French politician of the nineteenth century.

Laurent Cunin-Gridaine

1778–1859 (age 81)

Saint Charles Cemetery

Guillaume Saunac

1779–1856 (age 77)

cimetière de Saint-Sauveur

French politician of the early nineteenth century.

Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles

1778–1850 (age 72)

Grave of Chandon de Briailles

Caroline Joachime Puthod

1805–1856 (age 51)

Grave of Doyen

French woman of the nineteenth century.

Thérèse Champollion

1774–1851 (age 77)

cimetière de Montviguier

Jules Pasquier

1774–1858 (age 84)

cimetière de Coulans-sur-Gée

French official and administrator of the nineteenth century.

Julie Madeleine Sophie Forget

1772–1851 (age 79)

cimetière de la maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur de Saint-Denis

Jørgen von Cappelen Knudtzon

1784–1854 (age 70)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 32

Scandinavian businessman active in early nineteenth-century commerce.

Franz Christian Gau

1789–1853 (age 64)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 19

Paul Delaroche

1797–1856 (age 59)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 5

French photographer and artist of the nineteenth century.

Delphine de Girardin

1804–1855 (age 51)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 12

Charles Baudin

1784–1854 (age 70)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 17

French military officer of the Napoleonic and post-Napoleonic era.

Louis Marie Charles Hurault de Sorbée

1786–1850 (age 64)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 21

Antoine Gabriel Jars

1774–1857 (age 83)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 5

French politician of the nineteenth century who served during the post-Napoleonic period.

Eulalie Desbrosses

1766–1853 (age 87)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 19

Mieczysław Kamieński

1833–1859 (age 26)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 5

Nineteenth-century figure of Polish origin buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.

Marie Tussaud

1760–1850 (age 90)

London

Marie Tussaud was a celebrated sculptor and artist known for her wax figures, who lived from 1760 to 1850.

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay

1800–1859 (age 59)

Westminster Abbey

Thomas Babington Macaulay was a historian, essayist, and reforming politician whose writings helped shape nineteenth-cen...

Robert Stephenson

1803–1859 (age 56)

Westminster Abbey

Robert Stephenson was a politician who served from 1803 to 1859.

Charles Waring Darwin

1856–1858 (age 2)

Westminster Abbey

Charles Waring Darwin is remembered as the cherished young son of Charles and Emma Darwin whose life brought warmth to t...

James Monk

1784–1856 (age 72)

Westminster Abbey

James Monk was a classical scholar who lived from 1784 to 1856.

Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton

1767–1852 (age 85)

Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, guided his Scottish estates and political duties with steady leadership.

Neil Douglas

1780–1853 (age 73)

St Munn's Parish Church, Kilmun

Neil Douglas was a military officer who served from 1780 to 1853.

John Augustus Francis Simpkinson

1780–1851 (age 71)

Lincoln's Inn

John Augustus Francis Simpkinson was a Lincoln's Inn barrister remembered for his steady judgment.

George Bengough

1794–1856 (age 62)

Wotton-under-Edge

George Bengough was a resident of Wotton-under-Edge who lived from 1794 to 1856.

Edward Bransfield

1785–1852 (age 67)

Brighton

Edward Bransfield was a Royal Navy officer credited with charting much of Antarctica's coastline.

Francis Sacheverel Darwin

1786–1859 (age 73)

Derbyshire

Francis Sacheverel Darwin was a physician who lived from 1786 to 1859.

John Peel

1776–1854 (age 78)

Cumbria

John Peel was a Cumbrian farmer and huntsman whose name became beloved in the folk song that celebrates him.