Deaths in the 1890s

Guillaume-René Meignan

1817–1896 (age 79)

Basilica of St. Martin, Tours

Guillaume-René Meignan (12 April 1817 at Chauvigné, France – 20 January 1896 at Tours) was a French Catholic apologi...

Gustave Doré

1872–1891 (age 19)

Cimetière parisien d'Ivry

Adolphe-Eugène Berland

1871–1891 (age 20)

Cimetière parisien d'Ivry

Raoul Forcade

1852–1899 (age 47)

Cimetière parisien d'Ivry

Abigail de Andrade

1862–1891 (age 29)

Cimetière parisien d'Ivry

Abigail de Andrade (1864–1890) was a Brazilian painter.

Henri Wiart-Pinquet

1829–1891 (age 62)

Cambrai (Route De Solesmes) Communal Cemetery

Ernest Camescasse

1838–1897 (age 59)

Douai Cemetery

Octave Dusevel

1840–1894 (age 54)

Doullens Communal Cemetery

Édouard Fiévet

1817–1893 (age 76)

Masny Churchyard

Charles Grimbert

1845–1895 (age 50)

Masny Churchyard

Jules Beaujoint

1830–1892 (age 62)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Théophile Cailleux

1816–1890 (age 74)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Théophile Cailleux (1816–1890) was a Belgian lawyer, born in Calais in France and the author of a work on Homeric geo...

William Nylander

1822–1899 (age 77)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

William (Wilhem) Nylander (3 January 1822 – 29 March 1899) was a Finnish botanist and entomologist.

Édouard Soudey

1863–1893 (age 30)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Charles Wissant

1816–1893 (age 77)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Klemens Boryczewski

1828–1894 (age 66)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Antonin Clau

1861–1898 (age 37)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Lev Kochubey

1810–1890 (age 80)

Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Nice

Russian military officer who served in the imperial armed forces and spent his final years in Nice.

Yelizaveta Kochubey

1821–1897 (age 76)

Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Nice

Armand Renaud

1836–1895 (age 59)

Cimetière des Gonards

French writer whose literary works contributed to 19th-century French cultural life.

Paul Verlaine

1844–1896 (age 52)

Batignolles Cemetery

Paul Marie Verlaine ( vair-LEN; French: [pɔl maʁi vɛʁlɛn]; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet, wri...

Adolphe Danhauser

1835–1896 (age 61)

Batignolles Cemetery

Adolphe-Léopold Danhauser (26 February 1835 – 9 June 1896) was a French musician, educator, music theorist and compos...

Ernest Christophe

1827–1892 (age 65)

Batignolles Cemetery

Ernest Louis Aquilas Christophe (15 January 1827 – 14 January 1892) was a French sculptor, a student of François Rude...

Élie Berthet

1815–1891 (age 76)

Batignolles Cemetery

French writer whose literary contributions shaped 19th-century French cultural expression.

Louis-Alexandre de Saint-Germain

1835–1897 (age 62)

Batignolles Cemetery

Victor Rose

1843–1892 (age 49)

Batignolles Cemetery

French printmaker whose technical skill and artistic vision contributed to 19th-century visual arts.

Evdokim Alekseevich Egorov

1832–1891 (age 59)

Batignolles Cemetery

Evdokim Alekseevich Egorov (Russian: Евдоким Алексеевич Егоров; 1832 - 1891) was a Russian painte...

Florian-Jules-Félix Desprez

1807–1895 (age 88)

Toulouse Cathedral

Julien Florian Félix Desprez, who used the name Florian Desprez

Wladimir Guettée

1816–1892 (age 76)

Batignolles Cemetery

Fernand Xau

1852–1899 (age 47)

Batignolles Cemetery

French journalist whose work advanced the development of press culture in 19th-century France.

Charles Valois

1820–1899 (age 79)

Batignolles Cemetery

René Fache

1816–1891 (age 75)

Batignolles Cemetery

French teacher whose educational dedication advanced learning and intellectual development in 19th-century France.

Louis-Joseph Chirez

d. 1898

Brillon cemetery

Viktor Nessler

1841–1890 (age 49)

Cimetière Saint-Gall de Strasbourg

Viktor (or Victor) Ernst Nessler (28 January 1841 – 28 May 1890) was an Alsatian composer who worked mainly in Leipzig...

Henri Lafontaine

1824–1898 (age 74)

Cemetery of Notre-Dame, Versailles

Michel Peter

1824–1893 (age 69)

Cemetery of Notre-Dame, Versailles

French physician whose medical practice advanced healthcare and demonstrated commitment to public welfare.

Joseph-Christian-Ernest Bourret

1827–1896 (age 69)

Rodez Cathedral

Joseph-Christian-Ernest Bourret (1827-1896) was a French cardinal from Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès who was buried in his...

Adolphe Anthoard

1807–1895 (age 88)

Saint Roch Cemetery

Adolphe Anthoard was a 19th-century French politician.

Aimé Charles Irvoy

1824–1898 (age 74)

Saint Roch Cemetery

Aimé Charles Irvoy (25 November 1824 in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher – 28 March 1898 in Grenoble, Isère) was a French scul...

Ernest Calvat

1823–1898 (age 75)

Saint Roch Cemetery

Ernest Calvat was a 19th-century French politician.

Félix Poulat

1846–1896 (age 50)

Saint Roch Cemetery

Henri Ding

1844–1898 (age 54)

Saint Roch Cemetery

Henri Marius Ding (30 June 1844 – 1898) was a French sculptor.

Laurent Guetal

1841–1892 (age 51)

Saint Roch Cemetery

Laurent Guétal, also known as the Abbé Guétal (12 December 1841, Vienne - 18 February 1892, Grenoble) was a French la...

Victor Cassien

1808–1893 (age 85)

Saint Roch Cemetery

Victor Cassien was a 19th-century French photographer.

Joseph Bouchayer

1835–1898 (age 63)

Saint Roch Cemetery

Élisée Chatin

d. 1893

Saint Roch Cemetery

Élisée Chatin was a French philanthropist of the late 19th century.

Charles Gounod

1818–1893 (age 75)

Auteuil Cemetery

Charles-François Gounod (UK: GOO-noh, US: goo-NOH, French: [ʃaʁl fʁɑ̃swa ɡuno]; 17 June 1818 – 18 October 189...

Adolphe Yvon

1817–1893 (age 76)

Auteuil Cemetery

Adolphe Yvon (30 January 1817 – 11 September 1893) was a French painter known for his paintings of the Napoleonic Wars...

Louis Roussel

1825–1897 (age 72)

Auteuil Cemetery

Gaston Béthune

1856–1897 (age 41)

Auteuil Cemetery

Gaston Béthune was a late 19th-century French painter.