Deaths in the 1920s
15,000+ memorials
Oscar Petit
1846–1923 (age 77)
Cimetière de l'Est
Oscar Petit was a composer whose music enriched France’s cultural landscape.
Pierre Loti
1850–1923 (age 73)
Maison des aïeules de Pierre Loti
Pierre Loti was a French photographer of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Robert Nivelle
1856–1924 (age 68)
Vault of Governors
Robert Nivelle was a military leader whose wartime service left a complex legacy of bravery and debate.
Michel-Joseph Maunoury
1847–1923 (age 76)
Vault of Governors
Michel-Joseph Maunoury was a French military officer of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Émile Fayolle
1852–1928 (age 76)
Vault of Governors
Émile Fayolle was a principled military leader respected for his steadiness and care for his troops.
Maurice Sarrail
1856–1929 (age 73)
Vault of Governors
Maurice Sarrail was a French military officer and prominent military leader of the early 20th century.
Charles Mangin
1866–1925 (age 59)
Vault of Governors
Charles Mangin was a bold leader whose wartime courage carried a deep awareness of the soldiers’ sacrifices.
Louis de Maud'huy
1857–1921 (age 64)
Vault of Governors
Louis de Maud'huy was a French military officer of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Pierre Roques
1856–1920 (age 64)
Vault of Governors
Pierre Roques was the French general who laid the foundations of the nation’s military aviation in the years before an...
Fernand de Langle de Cary
1849–1927 (age 78)
Vault of Governors
Fernand de Langle de Cary was a French military officer of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Georges Louis Humbert
1862–1921 (age 59)
Vault of Governors
Georges Louis Humbert was a steady French army commander who helped hold the line in Lorraine and beyond during World Wa...
Pierre Ruffey
1851–1928 (age 77)
Vault of Governors
Pierre Ruffey was a French military officer who served his nation with distinction during the late 19th and early 20th c...
Antoine Baucheron de Boissoudy
1864–1926 (age 62)
Vault of Governors
Antoine Baucheron de Boissoudy was a disciplined and thoughtful French general whose staff expertise strengthened the ar...
Antoine de Mitry
1857–1924 (age 67)
Vault of Governors
Antoine de Mitry was a French military officer whose service contributed to the nation's defense and strategic interests...
Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère
1852–1924 (age 72)
Vault of Governors
Admiral Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère was a thoughtful naval leader who strengthened France's fleet and upheld maritime v...
Augustin Gérard
1857–1926 (age 69)
Vault of Governors
Augustin Gérard was a French military officer whose career spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Gabriel Malleterre
1858–1923 (age 65)
Vault of Governors
Gabriel Malleterre was a devoted teacher who shaped future leaders of France by sharing his experience with care and hum...
Henri Putz
1859–1925 (age 66)
Vault of Governors
Henri Putz was a French military officer who served his nation with dedication during the early twentieth century.
Paul Maistre
1858–1922 (age 64)
Vault of Governors
Paul Maistre was a measured commander whose leadership helped stabilize the French front during critical moments of Worl...
Alphonse Gilliot
1849–1927 (age 78)
Cimetière Saint-Urbain de Strasbourg
Alphonse Gilliot was a French politician who served his community with dedication during the late nineteenth and early t...
Franz Leenhardt
1846–1922 (age 76)
Protestant cemetery in Montpellier
Franz Leenhardt was a devoted Protestant theologian whose scholarship and pastoral care comforted communities in Montpel...
Juan Gris
1887–1927 (age 40)
Cimetière de l'ouest
Juan Gris was a Spanish painter and sculptor who made significant contributions to the development of Cubism and modern ...
Paul Adam
1862–1920 (age 58)
Cimetière de l'ouest
Paul Adam was a symbolist writer whose elegant prose and keen social insight helped renew French literature in the early...
Edmond Blanc
1856–1920 (age 64)
Saint-Cloud cemetery
Edmond Blanc was a French businessman whose commercial ventures contributed to the economic prosperity of the Belle Épo...
Théodora Françoise Lucassen
1860–1922 (age 62)
Cimetière du Vésinet
Théodora Françoise Lucassen was a devoted presence in her community whose quiet kindness left a lasting impression in ...
Émile Coué
1857–1926 (age 69)
cimetière du sud, Nancy
Émile Coué was a French pharmacist and psychologist who developed influential methods of autosuggestion and therapeuti...
Pierre Roche
1855–1922 (age 67)
Pordic
Pierre Roche was an accomplished engraver whose careful work and mentorship enriched French visual arts.
Claude France
1893–1928 (age 35)
Cimetière de l'ouest
Claude France was a French actor whose performances contributed to theatrical and cinematic arts during the early twenti...
Joseph Guth
1860–1927 (age 67)
cimetière du sud, Nancy
Joseph Guth’s devotion to fine cabinetmaking in Nancy endures in the furniture he crafted and the calm of Cimetière d...
Albert Pézard
1875–1927 (age 52)
Cimetière de l'ouest
Albert Pézard was a French professor whose scholarly work and dedication to education advanced learning and intellectua...
Alexandre Lacassagne
1843–1924 (age 81)
cemetery of Beynost
Alexandre Lacassagne advanced forensic medicine and remains honored near Beynost.
Antoine Magnin
1848–1926 (age 78)
cemetery of Beynost
French physician known for his medical practice and community service during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Jean-Claude Ego
1845–1922 (age 77)
Saint-Martin cemetery
Jean-Claude Ego’s work in chemistry strengthened his community, and he is remembered at Saint-Martin cemetery.
Charles Piketty
1856–1922 (age 66)
Ker-Han dolmen
French businessperson active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Louis Duchesne
1843–1922 (age 79)
cimetière marin du Rosais
Louis Duchesne’s careful scholarship in ecclesiastical history endures while he rests near Rosais.
Marcel Roux
1878–1922 (age 44)
Saint Chéron Cemetery
French painter whose brief career spanned the early 20th century.
Alexandre Robert
1853–1925 (age 72)
cemetery of Montreuil-en-Touraine
Alexandre Robert’s public service reflected his steadfast dedication to civic life in Montreuil-en-Touraine.
Aglaé Meuron
1836–1925 (age 89)
Sanguinaires cemetery
French painter who maintained an active artistic career throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Eugène Deruelle
1859–1928 (age 69)
Ancien cimetière de Villeurbanne
Eugène Deruelle’s care for animals and veterinary advocacy left an enduring imprint on Villeurbanne.
Charles Rouvière
1866–1924 (age 58)
Ancien cimetière de Villeurbanne
French painter active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Henri Désiré Gauquié
1858–1927 (age 69)
Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 50
Henri Désiré Gauquié’s sculptures continue to speak to the public, while he rests in Père-Lachaise Division 50.
Adèle Caussin
1831–1921 (age 90)
Chapelle funéraire de la marquise de Carcano
French woman whose life spanned the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Antoine Percilly
1858–1928 (age 70)
Bartins Cemetery of Vichy
Antoine Percilly shaped Vichy’s architecture and is remembered in Bartins Cemetery.
Jean Grillon
1875–1924 (age 49)
Cemetery of Courçay
French politician who served during the early 20th century.
Louis Cordelet
1834–1923 (age 89)
West Cemetery
Louis Cordelet’s political career was marked by devotion to civic duty and quiet rest in the West Cemetery.
Georges Bouttié
1844–1927 (age 83)
West Cemetery
French politician with a long career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
François Debève
1837–1921 (age 84)
Cimetière de l'église Saint-Nicolas de Montigny-en-Ostrevent
François Debève championed Montigny-en-Ostrevent and rests beside Saint-Nicolas church.
Olivier Heuzé
1881–1925 (age 44)
West Cemetery
French politician active in the early 20th century.
Charles Surugue
1839–1921 (age 82)
Cimetière Dunant
Charles Surugue was a devoted military officer whose steady leadership helped guide the French forces through a changing...
Anna Clayton
1856–1928 (age 72)
grave of Paul Bert
French writer active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.