Deaths in the 1870s

Mélanie Waldor

1796–1871 (age 75)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Mélanie Waldor was a French writer whose literary work contributed to 19th-century French culture.

Paul Cabet

1815–1876 (age 61)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Pierre Schaken

1793–1870 (age 77)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Pierre Schaken was a French military officer whose service spanned a transformative period in French history.

François-Félix Verdié

1810–1878 (age 68)

Firminy

Saint-René Taillandier

1817–1879 (age 62)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Saint-René Taillandier was a French writer whose literary career spanned the mid-to-late nineteenth century.

Victor Bétolaud

1803–1879 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Victor Rendu

1809–1877 (age 68)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Victor Rendu was a French winegrower who dedicated his life to viticulture in nineteenth-century France.

Étienne de Cardaillac

1818–1879 (age 61)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Alexis François Girard

1787–1870 (age 83)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Alexis François Girard was a French engraver whose technical skill and artistic vision contributed to nineteenth-centur...

Anaïs Perrière-Pilte

1836–1878 (age 42)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Valentine Peigné-Crémieux

1855–1876 (age 21)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Valentine Peigné-Crémieux was a young French woman whose life spanned the years 1855 to 1876.

Jean-Baptiste Lebègue

1800–1876 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Célestin Jules Lebègue

1815–1872 (age 57)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Célestin Jules Lebègue was a French sculptor whose works exemplified nineteenth-century sculptural artistry.

Jules Moulin

1836–1876 (age 40)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Louis Faure

1785–1879 (age 94)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Louis Faure was a French painter whose career extended from the late eighteenth century through the nineteenth century.

Auguste Roux

1790–1876 (age 86)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Charlemagne Oscar Guet

1801–1871 (age 70)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Charlemagne Oscar Guet was a French painter active during the nineteenth century.

Louis Asseline

1829–1878 (age 49)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Auguste Villemot

1811–1870 (age 59)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Auguste Villemot was a French writer whose literary career spanned the nineteenth century.

Louis Désiré Thienon

1812–1875 (age 63)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Henri Plon

1806–1872 (age 66)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Henri Plon was a French editor whose work in publishing contributed to nineteenth-century French intellectual life.

Caroline Aupick

1793–1871 (age 78)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Jean de Prémonville

1805–1877 (age 72)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Jean de Prémonville was a French military officer whose career spanned the nineteenth century.

Vicente Urrabieta

1813–1879 (age 66)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Paul Émile Destouches

1794–1874 (age 80)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Paul Émile Destouches was a French painter active in nineteenth-century Paris.

Jean-Louis Petit

1795–1876 (age 81)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Victor Darjou

1804–1877 (age 73)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Victor Darjou was a nineteenth-century French painter based in Paris.

Amélie Legrand de Saint-Aubin

1797–1878 (age 81)

Montparnasse Cemetery

George Sand

1804–1876 (age 72)

Nohant-Vic

George Sand was a celebrated nineteenth-century French writer and author of numerous influential novels.

Colonel Delorme

1833–1871 (age 38)

Château de Vincennes

Léon Barbey d'Aurevilly

1809–1876 (age 67)

Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte

Léon Barbey d'Aurevilly was a prominent nineteenth-century French writer and literary critic.

Octave Crémazie

1827–1879 (age 52)

Ingouville

Xavier Branicki

1816–1879 (age 63)

Montrésor

Xavier Branicki was a nineteenth-century writer of Polish-French heritage.

Pōmare IV

1813–1877 (age 64)

Arue

Catherine Winkworth

1827–1878 (age 51)

Monnetier-Mornex

Catherine Winkworth was a nineteenth-century translator and writer known for her German-to-English translations.

Antoine César Becquerel

1788–1878 (age 90)

Châtillon-Coligny

Prince Fernando of Orléans

1859–1873 (age 14)

Dreux Royal Chapel

Prince Fernando of Orléans was a young member of the French royal House of Orléans.

Prince Luis of Orléans

1867–1874 (age 7)

Dreux Royal Chapel

Prince François, Duke of Guise

1854–1872 (age 18)

Dreux Royal Chapel

Prince François, Duke of Guise was a nineteenth-century French aristocrat of the House of Guise.

Arthur Saint-Léon

1821–1870 (age 49)

Montmartre Cemetery

Eugène Flachat

1802–1873 (age 71)

Montmartre Cemetery

Eugène Flachat was a nineteenth-century French civil engineer who contributed to France's infrastructure.

Aimé Maillart

1817–1871 (age 54)

Montmartre Cemetery

Ludovic Vitet

1802–1873 (age 71)

Montmartre Cemetery

Ludovic Vitet was a nineteenth-century French writer and historian of considerable influence.

Michele Carafa

1787–1872 (age 85)

Montmartre Cemetery

Louis Napoléon Lannes

1801–1874 (age 73)

Montmartre Cemetery

Louis Napoléon Lannes was a 19th-century French politician active during the July Monarchy and Second Empire.

Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume

1798–1875 (age 77)

Montmartre Cemetery

Frédérick Lemaître

1800–1876 (age 76)

Montmartre Cemetery

Frédérick Lemaître was a renowned French stage actor of the 19th century, celebrated for his powerful theatrical perf...

Ernest-Aimé Feydeau

1821–1873 (age 52)

Montmartre Cemetery

Hyacinthe du Pontavice de Heussey

1814–1876 (age 62)

Saint-Germain-en-Coglès

Hyacinthe du Pontavice de Heussey was a 19th-century French poet who contributed to the literary arts of his era.

Théophile Gautier

1811–1872 (age 61)

Montmartre Cemetery