Deaths in the 1930s

Léontine Bouchetal

1872–1932 (age 60)

Mellecey

Léontine Bouchetal inspired audiences and fellow actors through her expressive stagecraft.

Fernand Auguste François Moreigne

1868–1934 (age 66)

Ferrette

French military officer whose service was centered in the Ferrette region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Jane Poupelet

1874–1932 (age 58)

Saint-Paul-Lizonne

Jane Poupelet carved tender, thoughtful forms that celebrated the enduring spirit of the human figure.

Maurice de Féraudy

1859–1932 (age 73)

Montparnasse Cemetery

French actor whose theatrical career contributed to the dramatic arts of late 19th-century France.

Élisabeth Zabeth

1879–1933 (age 54)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Élisabeth Zabeth believed in art's power to illuminate ordinary moments.

Émile-René Ménard

1862–1930 (age 68)

Montparnasse Cemetery

French teacher and educator whose career contributed to French educational development in the late 19th century.

Albert Cahen

1857–1937 (age 80)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Albert Cahen nurtured inquisitive minds with steady guidance and an open heart.

Adolf Izrailovich Milman

1886–1930 (age 44)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Russian-born painter who contributed to the artistic movements of early 20th-century Paris.

Jules Bauer

1868–1931 (age 63)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Jules Bauer served his community as a rabbi whose counsel comforted many.

Albert Séverin Roche

1895–1939 (age 44)

Sorgues

Albert Séverin Roche (1895-1939) was a decorated French soldier known as "the first soldier of France" for his extraord...

Paul Jamot

1863–1939 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Paul Jamot devoted his career to curating art that invited wonder and reflection.

Paul Maurice Legrain

1860–1939 (age 79)

Montparnasse Cemetery

French physician whose medical career advanced health and healing in late 19th-century France.

Raphael Georges Lévy

1853–1933 (age 80)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Raphael Georges Lévy used poetry to honor the tender connections he observed in Paris.

Nathan Wildenstein

1851–1934 (age 83)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Prominent art dealer whose expertise and influence shaped the European art market in the late 19th century.

Paul Escudier

1858–1931 (age 73)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Paul Escudier believed public service required listening, fairness, and respect for both tradition and progress.

Emmanuel Berguème

1849–1936 (age 87)

Montparnasse Cemetery

French figure whose life was connected to the cultural circles of Montparnasse in late 19th-century Paris.

Marie-Léon-Martial Chevreuil

1852–1939 (age 87)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Painter whose calm compositions were long appreciated, resting at Montparnasse Cemetery.

Urbana Marguerite Samaran

1852–1934 (age 82)

Montparnasse Cemetery

French painter whose artistic career contributed to the visual arts of late 19th-century France.

Rosine Cahen

1857–1933 (age 76)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Painter of gentle compositions, interred at Montparnasse Cemetery.

Maurice Lacaze

1862–1939 (age 77)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Maurice Lacaze was a prominent board member in Paris during the Belle Époque period.

Marcel Manheimer

1870–1936 (age 66)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Physician whose dedication to healing is remembered, buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.

Ida Wolf

1859–1936 (age 77)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Ida Wolf was a painter active in the Parisian art scene during the late nineteenth century.

Félix Landréat

d. 1933

Verrières

Painter remembered for delicate works, laid to rest in Verrières.

Germaine Gallois

1869–1932 (age 63)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Germaine Gallois was an accomplished actor in the Parisian theater during the Belle Époque.

Fernand Nozière

1874–1931 (age 57)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Playwright whose words once filled Parisian theaters, laid to rest in Montparnasse Cemetery.

Léopold Lacour

1854–1939 (age 85)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Léopold Lacour was a distinguished historian whose scholarly work enriched French historical understanding.

Бобриков, Степан Леонидович

1874–1931 (age 57)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Stepan Leonidovich Bobrikov is remembered with quiet respect at the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery.

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Lokhvitsky

1867–1933 (age 66)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Lokhvitsky was a Russian military officer of the Imperial era.

Konstantin Somov

1869–1939 (age 70)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Illustrator and painter of luminous scenes, buried at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery.

Konstantin Korovin

1861–1939 (age 78)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Konstantin Korovin was a renowned Russian painter and innovator in modernist art and theatrical design.

Paul Le Cacheux

1873–1938 (age 65)

Montebourg

Historian honored for his meticulous research, at rest in Montebourg.

Guillaume Bories

1850–1936 (age 86)

Fabrezan

Guillaume Bories was a geologist who contributed to nineteenth-century geological science.

Alexander Kutepov

1882–1930 (age 48)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Military leader whose memory endures among those laid to rest at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery.

Zinaida Yusupova

1861–1939 (age 78)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Zinaida Yusupova was a distinguished Russian art collector and cultural patron.

Albert Nikolayevitch Benois

1852–1936 (age 84)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Painter and teacher whose career bridged Russia and France, resting at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery.

Ivan Mozzhukhin

1887–1939 (age 52)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Ivan Mozzhukhin was a pioneering Russian screenwriter and actor in early cinema.

Ivan Erdélyi

1870–1939 (age 69)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Ivan Erdélyi was a Russian military officer whose steady leadership carried him through the empire’s final years and ...

Nikolai Baratov

1865–1932 (age 67)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Nikolai Baratov was a Russian military officer of the Imperial era.

Afrikan P. Bogaewsky

1873–1934 (age 61)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Afrikan P. Bogaewsky was a Kuban Cossack military leader who worked tirelessly to serve his people both in Russia and ab...

Aleksandr Nechvolodov

1864–1938 (age 74)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Russian military officer and author who emigrated to France after the Revolution.

Nikolai Guchkov

1860–1935 (age 75)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Nikolai Guchkov was a Russian politician known for his steady public service and ongoing care for compatriots in exile.

Sergey Sergeevich Andreyevsky

1857–1930 (age 73)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Russian governor and statesman who became part of the émigré community in France.

Yevgeny Arsenyev

1873–1938 (age 65)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Yevgeny Arsenyev was a Russian military officer who devoted himself to his troops and to the émigré community after 19...

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Bezobrazov

1853–1931 (age 78)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Russian businessman who emigrated to France following the Revolution.

Madeleine Pelletier

1874–1939 (age 65)

Épinay-sur-Orge

Madeleine Pelletier was a trailblazing writer and psychiatrist whose feminism inspired generations.

André Baillon

1875–1932 (age 57)

Marly-le-Roi

Belgian writer known for his psychological novels and contributions to early 20th-century literature.

Pierre Andrieu

1849–1935 (age 86)

Bordeaux Cathedral

Pierre Andrieu was a devoted Catholic priest who nurtured the faithful of Bordeaux Cathedral with compassion.

Dmitrij Ostrowski

1856–1938 (age 82)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Russian diplomat who emigrated to France after the Revolution.

Алянчиков, Константин Николаевич

1874–1936 (age 62)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Константин Николаевич Алянчиков was a Russian military officer remembered for his disciplin...

Pavel Ignatyev

1878–1930 (age 52)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Russian émigré who lived in France following the Revolution.