Deaths in the 1870s

Jean-Baptiste Gabriel Raymond-Sabatier

1810–1879 (age 69)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Jean-Baptiste Gabriel Raymond-Sabatier (1810-1879) was a French figure who lived through much of the 19th century.

Henri Joseph Yver

1805–1876 (age 71)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Henri Joseph Yver was a French individual from Villeneuve-sur-Yonne who lived through much of the 19th century.

Julius Eichmann

1803–1872 (age 69)

Menton

Julius Eichmann (1803-1872) was a German-born individual from Jena who spent his final years in France and was buried in...

Jean-Baptiste Mortaize

1798–1870 (age 72)

Grande Chartreuse

Jean-Baptiste Mortaize (1798-1870) was a French individual from Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs who was buried at the Grande C...

François-Hubert Débrousse

1817–1878 (age 61)

Arcachon

François-Hubert Débrousse (1817-1878) was a French individual from Surgères who was buried in the coastal town of Arc...

Alexandre Dumas

1802–1870 (age 68)

Pantheon

Alexandre Dumas was a prolific French novelist and playwright celebrated for adventure classics including 'The Three Mus...

Charles Rigault de Genouilly

1807–1873 (age 66)

Rochefort

Charles Rigault de Genouilly (1807–1873) was a French politician from Rochefort.

Tristan Corbière

1845–1875 (age 30)

Morlaix

Pierre-Antoine Lebrun

1785–1873 (age 88)

Provins

Pierre-Antoine Lebrun (1785–1873) was a French writer from Provins.

Ferdinand François Châtel

1795–1875 (age 80)

Clichy

Charles Kestner

1803–1870 (age 67)

Thann

Charles Kestner (1803–1870) was a French politician from Thann.

Édouard Corbière

1793–1875 (age 82)

Morlaix

Henri de Kergariou

1807–1878 (age 71)

La Gouesnière

Henri de Kergariou (1807–1878) was a French politician from La Gouesnière.

Émile Martelet

1805–1876 (age 71)

Champigny-sur-Marne

Frédéric Arnaud

1819–1878 (age 59)

Saint-Girons

Frédéric Arnaud (1819–1878) was a French politician from Saint-Girons.

Émile Gaboriau

1832–1873 (age 41)

Jonzac

Alphonse Fleury

1809–1877 (age 68)

La Châtre

Alphonse Fleury (1809–1877) was a French politician from La Châtre.

Joseph de Beaucaire

1807–1879 (age 72)

Cérilly

Salomé Chenal

1837–1875 (age 38)

Vire

Salomé Chenal (1837–1875) was a French woman from Vire.

Marc Seguin

1786–1875 (age 89)

Annonay

Régis Rouveure

1847–1870 (age 23)

Annonay

Régis Rouveure (1847–1870) was a French individual from Annonay.

Charles-Félix Maillet du Boullay

1795–1878 (age 83)

Herqueville

Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff

1803–1877 (age 74)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (1803–1877) was a German-French physicist and inventor renowned for developing the induction...

Urbain Le Verrier

1811–1877 (age 66)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière

1803–1876 (age 73)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière was a French engineer whose nineteenth-century innovations advanced industrial deve...

Abel Niepce de Saint-Victor

1805–1870 (age 65)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Virginie Ancelot

1792–1875 (age 83)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Virginie Ancelot was a French writer whose literary works enriched nineteenth-century French culture.

Henri Victor Regnault

1810–1878 (age 68)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Pierre Larousse

1817–1875 (age 58)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Pierre Larousse was a French lexicographer and encyclopedist who founded the Larousse publishing house and created the G...

Antoine Augustin Cournot

1801–1877 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Noël Paymal Lerebours

1807–1873 (age 66)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Noël Paymal Lerebours was a French photographer whose pioneering work advanced the development of photographic art.

Eugène Despois

1818–1876 (age 58)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Gabriel Lamé

1795–1870 (age 75)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Gabriel Lamé was a French physicist whose theoretical contributions advanced nineteenth-century scientific knowledge.

Paul Gervais

1816–1879 (age 63)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Louise Farrenc

1804–1875 (age 71)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Louise Farrenc was a French composer whose symphonies and chamber works enriched nineteenth-century music.

Ambroise Auguste Tardieu

1818–1879 (age 61)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Félix Douay

1816–1879 (age 63)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Félix Douay was a French military officer whose service advanced nineteenth-century French military affairs.

Amédée de Noé

1818–1879 (age 61)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Eugène Belgrand

1810–1878 (age 68)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Eugène Belgrand was a French engineer whose innovations in water systems and urban planning transformed Paris.

Ludwik Mierosławski

1814–1878 (age 64)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Edgar Quinet

1803–1875 (age 72)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Edgar Quinet was a French writer whose literary works and intellectual engagement shaped nineteenth-century thought.

Jacques Babinet

1794–1872 (age 78)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Henri Regnault

1843–1871 (age 28)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Henri Regnault was a French painter whose artistic talent and distinctive style advanced nineteenth-century painting.

Mademoiselle Anaïs

1802–1871 (age 69)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Félix Duban

1797–1870 (age 73)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Félix Duban was a prominent 19th-century French architect known for his neoclassical and Renaissance revival designs.

Henri Patin

1793–1876 (age 83)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Aristide Boucicaut

1810–1877 (age 67)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Aristide Boucicaut was a pioneering French businessman and founder of Le Bon Marché, one of the first modern department...

Pierre Leroux

1797–1871 (age 74)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Theodore Nicolas Gobley

1811–1876 (age 65)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Theodore Nicolas Gobley was a French pharmacist and chemist whose research advanced 19th-century pharmaceutical science.

Léon Vaudoyer

1803–1872 (age 69)

Montparnasse Cemetery