Deaths in the 1930s

Jeanne Paquin

1869–1936 (age 67)

Sorbets

Grand couturier celebrated for pioneering elegance.

Benjamin Rabier

1864–1939 (age 75)

Faverolles-en-Berry

Benjamin Rabier was a French animator and illustrator who pioneered early animation techniques.

Bernard Sarrieu

1875–1935 (age 60)

Saint-Mamet

Writer whose prose reflected the quiet beauty of life.

Jacques Ferny

1863–1936 (age 73)

Yerville

Jacques Ferny was a French writer active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Paul-François Berthoud

1870–1939 (age 69)

Saint-Pellerin

Painter known for sensitive, atmospheric compositions.

Marguerite Vaillant-Couturier

1855–1930 (age 75)

Sainte-Croix-Volvestre

Marguerite Vaillant-Couturier was a French opera singer of the late 19th century.

Lucien Dior

1867–1932 (age 65)

Rosny-sur-Seine

Lucien Dior was a devoted politician whose steady stewardship left a lasting mark on his community.

Charles Binet

1869–1936 (age 67)

Besançon Cathedral

Charles Binet was a French Catholic priest who served his faith community throughout his life.

Léon Abraham

1850–1932 (age 82)

Genech cemetery

Léon Abraham was a politician who championed the common good throughout his long career.

Jules Van Pottelsberghe

1884–1935 (age 51)

Cimetière du Sud

Belgian sculptor Jules Van Pottelsberghe (1884–1935) created significant works during the early twentieth century.

Francis Stone

1886–1938 (age 52)

Cambrai Memorial to the Missing

Francis Stone was a rugby union player and serviceman whose memory endures on the Cambrai Memorial to the Missing.

Paul Gorguloff

1895–1932 (age 37)

Cimetière parisien d'Ivry

Physician Paul Gorguloff (1895–1932) practiced medicine during the early twentieth century.

Gustave-Joseph Debrie

1842–1930 (age 88)

Cimetière parisien d'Ivry

Gustave-Joseph Debrie was a steady presence whose life spanned a time of great change.

Édouard-Charles-Albert Fiévet

1858–1934 (age 76)

Masny Churchyard

French politician Édouard-Charles-Albert Fiévet (1858–1934) served in public office during the Third Republic.

Hippolyte Leclercq

d. 1937

Masny Churchyard

Hippolyte Leclercq was a politician devoted to guiding his town through the interwar years.

Auguste Potié

1858–1939 (age 81)

Cappelle-en-Pévèle cemetery

French politician Auguste Potié (1858–1939) served his community throughout his lengthy political career.

Alphonse Choteau

1883–1936 (age 53)

Valenciennes (St Roch) Communal Cemetery

Alphonse Choteau was a governor whose leadership comforted his community through uncertain times.

Arthur Laude

1860–1932 (age 72)

Hornaing Communal Cemetery

French politician Arthur Laude (1860–1932) served his community during the Third Republic.

Joseph Thieullet

d. 1939

Villers-au-Tertre Communal Cemetery

Joseph Thieullet was a politician remembered for his commitment to Villers-au-Tertre and its citizens.

Paul Dusart

1865–1933 (age 68)

Valenciennes (St Roch) Communal Cemetery

French teacher Paul Dusart (1865–1933) dedicated his career to education in northern France.

Charles Nicolle

1866–1936 (age 70)

Musée Pasteur

Charles Nicolle, the physician and Nobel laureate, dedicated his life to understanding infectious disease.

Albert Rousé

1854–1938 (age 84)

Doullens Communal Cemetery

French politician Albert Rousé (1854–1938) served his community throughout the Third Republic.

Valentine Pèpe

1875–1938 (age 63)

Douai Cemetery

Valentine Pèpe was a painter whose canvases captured the light and life of his homeland.

Frédéric Paulhan

1856–1931 (age 75)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

French librarian Frédéric Paulhan (1856–1931) contributed significantly to library science and knowledge preservatio...

Jacques Guilhène

1886–1936 (age 50)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Jacques Guilhène was a film actor whose performances lit up the early silver screen.

Robert de La Vaissière

1880–1937 (age 57)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

French writer Robert de La Vaissière (1880–1937) contributed to the literary culture of early twentieth-century Franc...

Émile Gautier

1853–1937 (age 84)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

French author and journalist noted for thoughtful essays on social and cultural life.

Serge Chubine

1898–1931 (age 33)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Painter Serge Chubine (1898–1931) created works during the innovative early twentieth-century artistic period.

Antoine Paillard

1897–1931 (age 34)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

World War I flying ace celebrated for his courage and service in early military aviation.

Pierre-Octave Ferroud

1900–1936 (age 36)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Pierre-Octave Ferroud was a French composer whose works contributed to early twentieth-century classical music.

Alfred Vallette

1858–1935 (age 77)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Writer and editor who fostered avant-garde literature through the Mercure de France.

Eugénie Sokolnicka

1884–1934 (age 50)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Eugénie Sokolnicka was a pioneering psychoanalyst who helped establish psychoanalytic practice in Europe.

Jean Vigo

1905–1934 (age 29)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Visionary filmmaker whose poetic realism left an enduring mark on cinema.

Robert Wiene

1873–1938 (age 65)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Robert Wiene was a German screenwriter and filmmaker influential in early cinema and the expressionist movement.

Sylvain Eugène Raynal

1867–1939 (age 72)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Dedicated military officer remembered for leadership and service during World War I.

María Blanchard

1881–1932 (age 51)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

María Blanchard was a Spanish painter whose work contributed to early twentieth-century European modernism.

Ambroise Vollard

1866–1939 (age 73)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Visionary art dealer who championed modern masters and nurtured modernism.

Joseph Achille Le Bel

1847–1930 (age 83)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Joseph Achille Le Bel was a French chemist whose work advanced understanding of molecular structure.

Jehan Rictus

1867–1933 (age 66)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Poet known for giving lyrical voice to the lives of Paris’s marginalized communities.

Louis Blériot

1872–1936 (age 64)

Cimetière des Gonards

Louis Blériot was a French aviation pioneer famous for his 1909 flight across the English Channel.

Eugen Weidmann

1908–1939 (age 31)

Cimetière des Gonards

Figure associated with a notorious criminal case that provoked reflection on justice and punishment.

Louise Bryant

1885–1936 (age 51)

Cimetière des Gonards

Louise Bryant was an American writer and journalist who documented early twentieth-century historical events.

Edith Wharton

1862–1937 (age 75)

Cimetière des Gonards

Pulitzer Prize-winning author celebrated for incisive novels on society and personal freedom.

Vera Gassoh

1863–1938 (age 75)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Vera Gassoh was a politician who served her community during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Albert Stopford

1860–1939 (age 79)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Art dealer and collector devoted to conserving cultural heritage and scholarship.

Lluís Garriga i Roig

1880–1939 (age 59)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Lluís Garriga i Roig was a Spanish association football player who contributed to early twentieth-century Spanish footb...

Yiśraʼel Ruḥmovsḳi

1860–1936 (age 76)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Yiśraʼel Ruḥmovsḳi was a distinguished goldsmith whose work reflected a meditative blend of tradition and modernit...

Victor Brugairolles

1869–1936 (age 67)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Victor Brugairolles was a French painter whose work contributed to late nineteenth and early twentieth-century French ar...

Rachel Launay

1875–1933 (age 58)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Rachel Launay was an actor admired for bringing depth to the roles she embraced.

Bernard-Toublanc, Édouard

1877–1935 (age 58)

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Édouard Bernard-Toublanc was a French pianist whose career flourished in Paris during the late 19th and early 20th cent...