Deaths in the 1880s

Marie Blanc

1833–1881 (age 48)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Eugène-Louis Lequesne

1815–1887 (age 72)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Eugène-Louis Lequesne (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn lwi ləkɛn]; or Le Quesne; 15 February 1815 – 3 June 1887) was...

Enrico Tamberlik

1820–1889 (age 69)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Enrico Tamberlik (16 March 1820 – 13 March 1889) was an Italian dramatic tenor who sang to great acclaim at Europe and...

Jean-Jacques Uhrich

1802–1886 (age 84)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Jean-Jacques Uhrich was a French military officer who served with distinction throughout the nineteenth century.

Achille Georges Vigier

1825–1882 (age 57)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Adolphe Desbarrolles

1801–1886 (age 85)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Adolphe Desbarrolles was a French writer whose literary works contributed to nineteenth-century French intellectual life...

Adolphe Roger

1800–1880 (age 80)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Alexandre Bornibus

1821–1882 (age 61)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Alexandre Bornibus was a French businessperson active in nineteenth-century commerce and enterprise.

Alexandre Desgoffe

1805–1882 (age 77)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Marie Taglioni

1804–1884 (age 80)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Marie Taglioni was a legendary Romantic-era ballet dancer whose innovative performances revolutionized classical ballet.

Gaston Planté

1834–1889 (age 55)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Gaston Planté (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ lwi ɡastɔ̃ plɑ̃te]; 22 April 1834 – 21 May 1889) was a French ph...

Abel Pavet de Courteille

1821–1889 (age 68)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Abel Jean Baptiste Michel Pavet de Courteille (23 June 1821 – 12 December 1889) was a 19th-century French orientalist,...

Louis Lacombe

1818–1884 (age 66)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Émile Félix Fleury

1815–1884 (age 69)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Émile Félix Fleury was a French military officer whose service spanned much of the nineteenth century.

Louis Edmond Duranty

1833–1880 (age 47)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Charles Degeorge

1837–1888 (age 51)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Charles Jean Marie Degeorge (1837 in Lyon – 1888 in Paris) was a French sculptor, and medallist, whose best-known work...

Paul de Musset

1804–1880 (age 76)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Adam Prazmowski

1821–1885 (age 64)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Adam Prazmowski was an astronomer whose scientific observations advanced nineteenth-century astronomical knowledge.

Louis Blanc

1811–1882 (age 71)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Edmond François Valentin About

1828–1885 (age 57)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Edmond François Valentin About was a French writer and journalist whose works engaged with nineteenth-century social an...

Charles-Adolphe Wurtz

1817–1884 (age 67)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

1838–1889 (age 51)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam was a French Symbolist writer known for his philosophical tales and the novel 'L'Ève fu...

Henri Giffard

1825–1882 (age 57)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Louis-Auguste Desmarres

1810–1882 (age 72)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French ophthalmologist who advanced nineteenth-century eye medicine.

Alfred Le Roux

1815–1880 (age 65)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Alphonsine

1825–1883 (age 58)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Nineteenth-century French actress known for her theatrical performances.

Amélie Boudet

1795–1883 (age 88)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

André Gratien West

1806–1885 (age 79)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French historian whose scholarly work advanced historical knowledge.

Antoine Breguet

1851–1882 (age 31)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Armand Laity

1812–1889 (age 77)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French politician dedicated to public service and civic engagement.

Athalie Manvoy

1843–1887 (age 44)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Gustave d'Eichthal

1804–1886 (age 82)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French writer and intellectual who engaged with nineteenth-century philosophical discourse.

Hermance Lesguillon

1812–1882 (age 70)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Hugues Bouffé

1800–1888 (age 88)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French actor whose career contributed to nineteenth-century theatrical traditions.

Hyacinthe Firmin Didot

1794–1880 (age 86)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Antoine Aigon

1837–1884 (age 47)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French sculptor whose works contributed to nineteenth-century artistic traditions.

Louis-Marie-Victor Palasne de Champeaux

1818–1885 (age 67)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Prosper Hochet

1810–1883 (age 73)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French politician active in nineteenth-century governance and public service.

Louis Paul Achille Guilhem

1808–1880 (age 72)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Eugène Gareau

1811–1888 (age 77)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French politician dedicated to nineteenth-century public service and governance.

Augustin Guyard-Delalain

1797–1881 (age 84)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Alphonse Toussenel

1803–1885 (age 82)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French writer whose intellectual works engaged with nineteenth-century social philosophy.

Alexandre Jacques François Brière de Boismont

1797–1881 (age 84)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Judah P. Benjamin

1811–1884 (age 73)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Judah P. Benjamin was a nineteenth-century writer whose literary works reflected the intellectual currents of his era.

Ernest Courtot de Cissey

1810–1882 (age 72)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Auguste-Joseph Magne

1816–1885 (age 69)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Auguste-Joseph Magne was a notable nineteenth-century architect whose designs contributed significantly to French urban ...

Auguste Anastasi

1820–1889 (age 69)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Auguste Anastasi (15 November 1820 – 15 March 1889) was a French landscape painter and lithographer who became a notab...

Auguste Clésinger

1814–1883 (age 69)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Auguste Clésinger was a nineteenth-century painter whose artistic works contributed to French cultural heritage.

Auguste Hadamard

1823–1886 (age 63)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Auguste Luc Nompar de Caumont

1803–1882 (age 79)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Auguste Luc Nompar de Caumont was a nineteenth-century French politician whose career reflected his commitment to public...