Deaths in the 1870s

Gustav Friedrich Ludwig Knak

1806–1878 (age 72)

Böhmischer Bethlehems-Friedhof

Joseph Parrish Thompson

1819–1879 (age 60)

Dreifaltigkeitskirchhof I

Joseph Parrish Thompson was an American writer whose literary contributions shaped 19th-century intellectual discourse.

Franz von Fick

1805–1879 (age 74)

Friedhof

Ernst Ludwig von Gerlach

1795–1877 (age 82)

Domfriedhof Müllerstraße

Ernst Ludwig von Gerlach was a German judge whose legal career contributed to the development of 19th-century German jur...

Heinrich Prinz zu Stolberg-Wernigerode

1871–1874 (age 3)

Wernigerode Castle Cemetery

Carl Herting

1803–1879 (age 76)

Neustädter Friedhof St. Cruci

Carl Herting was a 19th-century German entrepreneur whose business ventures contributed to regional economic development...

Amalie von Stubenrauch

1805–1876 (age 71)

Tegernsee Cemetery

Karl Benjamin Preusker

1786–1871 (age 85)

Friedhof Großenhain

Franz von Pocci

1807–1876 (age 69)

Mariä Himmelfahrt churchyard

Adolf Wicking

1808–1877 (age 69)

Alter Friedhof am Lohtor

Jeanette Jacobson, geborene Cohen

1802–1871 (age 69)

Jacobson family grave in Hanover

Gotthelf Jacobson

1821–1875 (age 54)

Jacobson family grave in Hanover

Gotthelf Jacobson was a nineteenth-century board member and member of the prominent Jacobson family of Hanover.

Édouard Batiste

1820–1876 (age 56)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Édouard Batiste was a French organist and composer from Paris.

Henry de Triqueti

1803–1874 (age 71)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Henry de Triqueti was a renowned French sculptor known for his religious and historical works in bronze and marble.

Jules Michelet

1798–1874 (age 76)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Jules Michelet (1798-1874) was an influential French historian from Paris, renowned for his monumental 'History of Franc...

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

1796–1875 (age 79)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Daniel François Esprit Auber

1782–1871 (age 89)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Celebrated French composer whose operas defined nineteenth-century French musical culture.

Honoré Daumier

1808–1879 (age 71)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) was a renowned French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor from Marseille.

Jean-Pierre Barillet-Deschamps

1824–1873 (age 49)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Jean-Pierre Barillet-Deschamps (1824-1873) was a French landscape architect from Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher renowned for de...

Claude Bernard

1813–1878 (age 65)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Charles-François Daubigny

1817–1878 (age 61)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Distinguished French painter whose innovative landscapes influenced nineteenth-century art.

Marie d'Agoult

1805–1876 (age 71)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois

1806–1871 (age 65)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French writer whose literary works enriched nineteenth-century French cultural life.

Adolphe Thiers

1797–1877 (age 80)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Ignacio Merino

1817–1876 (age 59)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Ignacio Merino (1817-1876) was a Peruvian painter from Piura who died and was buried in France.

Georges Bizet

1838–1875 (age 37)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Julius von Mohl

1800–1876 (age 76)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Julius von Mohl was a German-French writer and scholar of the 19th century.

Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart

1801–1876 (age 75)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart (1801-1876) was a French botanist and paleontologist from Paris.

Charles Eblé

1799–1870 (age 71)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Charles Eblé (1799-1870) was a Parisian individual buried in the Grave of Eblé in France.

Louis-Édouard Lemarchand

1795–1872 (age 77)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Louis-Édouard Lemarchand (1795-1872) was a French resident of Paris's former 8th arrondissement during the 19th century...

Louis Vigneron

1827–1871 (age 44)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Louis Vigneron (1827-1871) was a French resident of Bercy who lived during the mid-19th century.

Adolf Rozwadowski

1813–1871 (age 58)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Adolphe-Marie Gubler

1821–1879 (age 58)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Adolphe-Marie Gubler was a French physician from Metz known for his contributions to clinical medicine.

Adrien Delille

1799–1877 (age 78)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Aimée-Olympe Desclée

1836–1874 (age 38)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Aimée-Olympe Desclée was a celebrated French actress of the Second Empire known for her dramatic performances.

Alexandre Hesse

1806–1879 (age 73)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Alexandre Pierre Chevalier Moline de Saint-Yon

1786–1870 (age 84)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Alexandre Pierre Chevalier Moline de Saint-Yon was a French writer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Alexandrine Noblet

1810–1876 (age 66)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Alfred Deseilligny

1828–1875 (age 47)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Alfred Deseilligny (1828-1875) was a Parisian individual buried in the Grave of Deseilligny in France.

Abel-François Villemain

1790–1870 (age 80)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Abel-François Villemain (1790-1870) was a French politician, writer, and academic who served as Minister of Public Inst...

Camille Crémer

1840–1876 (age 36)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Camille Crémer was a French military officer of the mid-19th century.

Thomas Couture

1815–1879 (age 64)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Thomas Couture (1815-1879) was a French painter from Senlis known for his historical and genre paintings.

Albert Jacquemart

1808–1875 (age 67)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Albert Jacquemart (1808-1875) was a French individual from Paris active in the mid-19th century.

José María Avilés Pareja

1816–1874 (age 58)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

José María Avilés Pareja was an Ecuadorian figure from Guayaquil who was buried in France.

Antoine Elwart

1808–1877 (age 69)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Antoine Elwart was a French composer and music educator of the 19th century.

Étienne Mélingue

1807–1875 (age 68)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

François Jules Devinck

1802–1878 (age 76)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

François Jules Devinck (1802-1878) was a French individual from the 1st arrondissement of Paris who lived during the 19...

Félix-Auguste Duvert

1795–1876 (age 81)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Félix-Auguste Duvert (1795-1876) was a French individual from Rue des Bourdonnais, buried in the Grave of Duvert in Fra...

Félix Potin

1820–1871 (age 51)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Félix Potin was a French business executive and entrepreneur of the 19th century.

Georges-Alphonse Jacob-Desmalter

1799–1870 (age 71)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Georges-Alphonse Jacob-Desmalter was a French furniture maker from Paris, continuing the renowned Jacob family cabinetma...