Deaths in the 1890s

Jane Essler

1836–1892 (age 56)

Antibes

Jules Léonard

1827–1897 (age 70)

Valenciennes

Jules Léonard (1827–1897) was a French painter whose artistic works contributed to nineteenth-century French culture.

Edmond Quatrevaux

1822–1897 (age 75)

Soissons

Wiktor Osławski

1814–1893 (age 79)

Champeaux cemetery of Montmorency

Wiktor Osławski (1814–1893) was a Polish art collector whose passion for artistic works enriched European cultural he...

Antoni Marceli Szymański

1813–1894 (age 81)

Champeaux cemetery of Montmorency

Henryk Lasocki

1822–1899 (age 77)

Champeaux cemetery of Montmorency

Henryk Lasocki (1822–1899) was a Polish figure who lived through the transformative nineteenth century.

Antoine Nuger

1870–1893 (age 23)

Clermont-Ferrand

Victor Schoelcher

1804–1893 (age 89)

Pantheon

Victor Schoelcher was a prominent French abolitionist and politician who fought to end slavery in French colonies and li...

Thérèse of Lisieux

1873–1897 (age 24)

Lisieux

Thérèse of Lisieux (born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), in religion Theres...

Sadi Carnot

1837–1894 (age 57)

Pantheon

Marie François Sadi Carnot (French: [maʁi fʁɑ̃swa sadi kaʁno]; 11 August 1837 – 25 June 1894) was a French state...

Louis Étienne Delille

1825–1890 (age 65)

Guéret

Gaston Victor Édouard Gustave Guitton

1825–1891 (age 66)

La Roche-sur-Yon

French sculptor from La Roche-sur-Yon whose works enriched the cultural heritage of the Vendée region.

Charles Fréry

1846–1891 (age 45)

Belfort

Henri Chabrillat

1841–1893 (age 52)

Courbevoie

French writer from Courbevoie whose literary work reflected the intellectual currents of the late 19th century.

Alphonse Lecointe

1817–1890 (age 73)

Magny-en-Bessin

Alphonse-Théodore Lecointe (12 July 1817, Évreux – 23 December 1890, Paris) was a French general and politician.

Rodolphe Salis

1851–1897 (age 46)

Châtellerault

Louis Rodolphe Salis (29 May 1851 – 20 March 1897) was the creator, host and owner of the Le Chat Noir ('The Black Cat...

Étienne Lavigne

1813–1895 (age 82)

Ambert

Gabriel-Vital Dubray

1813–1892 (age 79)

Le Pré-Saint-Gervais

French sculptor whose neoclassical and romantic works adorned public spaces and monuments throughout 19th-century France...

Gaston Villemer

1842–1892 (age 50)

Le Pré-Saint-Gervais

Jules Rohaut

1835–1894 (age 59)

Mantes-la-Jolie

French civil servant from Mantes-la-Jolie whose administrative work supported the functioning of public institutions.

Charles-Jules Robert

1843–1898 (age 55)

Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine

Louis Vielfaure

1823–1891 (age 68)

Largentière

French lawyer from Largentière whose legal practice served the cause of justice in 19th-century France.

Peter Troubetzkoy

1822–1892 (age 70)

Menton

Prince Pyotr Petrovich Troubetzkoy (1822 – 1892) was a Russian diplomat, administrator, and general.

Xavier Marmier

1808–1892 (age 84)

Pontarlier

Xavier Marmier (French pronunciation: [ɡzavje maʁmje]; 22 June 1808 – 12 October 1892) was a French writer born in P...

Eulalie Gariel

1847–1897 (age 50)

Issoudun

Jean Dormoy

1851–1898 (age 47)

Montluçon

French politician from Montluçon whose career in the Third Republic advanced republican principles and democratic gover...

Henri François Xavier Gresley

1819–1890 (age 71)

Semur-en-Auxois

Henri François Xavier Gresley (9 February 1819, Wassy – 2 May 1890, Paris) was a French Minister of War.

Élisabeth Green de Saint-Marsault

1836–1897 (age 61)

Le Chesnay

Élisabeth Green de Saint-Marsault was a French woman of the nineteenth century.

Émile Robert-Colomby

1840–1893 (age 53)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Tristan de Montholon

1843–1899 (age 56)

Bouray-sur-Juine

Tristan de Montholon was a French diplomat of the nineteenth century.

Alexandre Chatrian

1826–1890 (age 64)

Villemomble

Alexandre Chatrian (18 December 1826 – 3 September 1890) was a French writer, associated with the region of Alsace-Lor...

Julien Léon Loizillon

1829–1899 (age 70)

Dammarie-les-Lys

Julien Loizillon (15 January 1829, in Paris – 3 May 1899, at Dammarie-lès-Lys), was a French general and politician.

Jean-Alexandre Talazac

1851–1892 (age 41)

Chatou

Jean-Alexandre Talazac (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ alɛksɑ̃dʁ talazak]; 16 May 1853 – 26 December 1892) was a Fr...

Charles Maillet du Boullay

1829–1891 (age 62)

Herqueville

Charles Maillet du Boullay was a French architect of the nineteenth century.

Alfred Emile Méry

1824–1896 (age 72)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Juliette de Rothschild

1870–1896 (age 26)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Juliette de Rothschild (1870-1896) was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family from Paris.

Henri de Bobet

1826–1896 (age 70)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Henri de Bobet (1826-1896) was a French individual from Versailles who lived during the 19th century.

Émile Reliquet

1837–1894 (age 57)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Émile Reliquet was a 19th-century French figure from Machecoul active during the Second Empire and early Third Republic...

Jan Bartkowski

1811–1893 (age 82)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Henri Sellier

1848–1899 (age 51)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Henri Sellier was a French opera singer of the nineteenth century.

Jean Albert comte de Pawenza Woroniez

1835–1895 (age 60)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Eugène Devaux

1897–1897 (age 0)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Eugène Devaux was a French playwright of the nineteenth century.

Guy de Maupassant

1850–1893 (age 43)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (UK: , US: ; French: [ɡi d(ə) mopasɑ̃]; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19...

Félix Tisserand

1845–1896 (age 51)

Montparnasse Cemetery

François Félix Tisserand (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa feliks tisʁɑ̃]; 13 January 1845 – 20 October 1896) wa...

César Franck

1822–1890 (age 68)

Montparnasse Cemetery

César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck (French: [sezaʁ oɡyst ʒɑ̃ ɡijom ybɛʁ fʁɑ̃k]; 10 December 1822 –...

Victor Cherbuliez

1829–1899 (age 70)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Charles Victor Cherbuliez (German: [ʃɛʁbylje]; 19 July 1829 – 1 or 2 July 1899) was a Swiss, and then (1879) French...

Gabriel Coffinières de Nordeck

1844–1898 (age 54)

Castelnaudary

Eugène Ortolan

1824–1891 (age 67)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Eugène Ortolan (1 April 1824 – 11 May 1891) was a 19th-century French jurist, diplomat and composer.

Augustin Théodule Ribot

1823–1891 (age 68)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Théodule-Augustin Ribot (French: [teɔdyl oɡystɛ̃ ʁibo]; August 8, 1823 – September 11, 1891) was a French realis...

Théodore Deck

1823–1891 (age 68)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Joseph-Théodore Deck (2 January 1823 – 15 May 1891) was a 19th-century French potter, an important figure in late 19t...