Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Léon-Paul Fargue
1876–1947 (age 71)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Léon-Paul Fargue was a French writer and poet celebrated for his evocative descriptions of Parisian life.
Charles Rappoport
1865–1941 (age 76)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Charles Rappoport used his writing to champion socialism and human rights throughout his life.
Othon Friesz
1879–1949 (age 70)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Othon Friesz was a French painter and teacher who influenced early 20th-century art education.
Léon Frapié
1863–1949 (age 86)
Houilles
Léon Frapié wrote tender, socially conscious novels that gave voice to everyday people.
Georges Picard
1857–1943 (age 86)
Yzeures-sur-Creuse
Georges Picard was a French painter active during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Léo Daniderff
1878–1943 (age 65)
Rosny-sous-Bois
Léo Daniderff composed lively music that brightened the stages and salons of his time.
Victor Iturria
1914–1944 (age 30)
Sare
Victor Iturria was Spanish military personnel who died during World War II.
Moriz Scheyer
1886–1949 (age 63)
Belvès
Moriz Scheyer documented Parisian life with warmth and an eyewitness's resolve during times of upheaval.
Marcel Pinte
1938–1944 (age 6)
Aixe-sur-Vienne
Marcel Pinte was a French resistance fighter who died during World War II.
Raymond Counil
1923–1944 (age 21)
Chelles
Raymond Counil was a dedicated carrier whose steady work supported his community.
Charles Castermant
1914–1944 (age 30)
Wattrelos
Charles Castermant was a French police officer who died during World War II.
Maurice Loebenberg
1916–1944 (age 28)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Maurice Loebenberg conducted his commercial pursuits with integrity and warmth.
Max Dearly
1874–1943 (age 69)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Max Dearly was a French stage actor renowned for his theatrical performances.
Pierre Bénard
1898–1946 (age 48)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Pierre Bénard was a screenwriter whose scripts helped define the mood of France's early cinema.
René Renoult
1867–1946 (age 79)
Montparnasse Cemetery
René Renoult was a French lawyer who practiced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Jules-Albert de Dion
1856–1946 (age 90)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Jules-Albert de Dion served as a French politician whose civic leadership and calm conviction endeared him to those he r...
Jules de Gaultier
1858–1942 (age 84)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Jules de Gaultier was a French philosopher who contributed significantly to modern French thought.
Emmanuel Bove
1898–1945 (age 47)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Emmanuel Bove was a writer whose compassionate prose illuminated the hidden depths of ordinary experience.
Frédérique Vallet-Bisson
1862–1948 (age 86)
Montparnasse Cemetery
French painter of the Montparnasse school who contributed to late 19th and early 20th century French art.
Döes
1859–1944 (age 85)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Döes was an illustrator whose visual imagination enriched the stories and periodicals of his era.
Georgette Charpentier
1872–1945 (age 73)
Montparnasse Cemetery
French woman who lived through the Belle Époque and mid-20th century periods of French history.
Maurice Dainville
1856–1943 (age 87)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Maurice Dainville was a painter whose thoughtful use of color captured the quiet grace of daily life.
Pierre Prins
1870–1945 (age 75)
Montparnasse Cemetery
French explorer who contributed to geographical discovery during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
George Charles Grey
1918–1944 (age 26)
Caumont-l'Éventé
George Charles Grey served with bravery in the armed forces, laying down his life in defense of freedom during World War...
Louis Marcoussis
1878–1941 (age 63)
Cusset
French illustrator whose artistic work enriched early 20th century visual culture.
Édouard Arnaud
1864–1943 (age 79)
Crest
Édouard Arnaud was an architect who blended form and purpose to create spaces that resonated with the people who used t...
Jean Le Moal
1909–1944 (age 35)
Landerneau
French artist whose life was cut short during World War II in 1944.
Jean Fraix
1912–1943 (age 31)
Rezé
Jean Fraix was a welder whose steady skill and conscientious work sustained the communities he served.
Le Pétomane
1857–1945 (age 88)
La Valette-du-Var
French entertainer and baker whose unique performance art made him a notable figure in Belle Époque music hall culture.
Paul Laguesse
1893–1942 (age 49)
Thiais
Paul Laguesse was a school teacher who inspired students through his steadfast care and belief in their potential.
Léonce Laval
1905–1942 (age 37)
Thiais
Léonce Laval (1905-1942) was a French person from Cognac who died during World War II and was buried at Thiais Cemetery...
Gaëtan Lamy
1908–1942 (age 34)
Thiais
Gaëtan Lamy was an electrician whose reliable expertise kept communities running smoothly.
René Melin
1908–1942 (age 34)
Thiais
French youth whose life was cut short during World War II in 1942.
Madavin Mouchilotte
1914–1942 (age 28)
Thiais
Madavin Mouchilotte is remembered for the steadfast calm and inner strength he brought to those around him during diffic...
Emmanuel Thépault
1916–1942 (age 26)
Thiais
Young Frenchman who died in 1942 during World War II at age 26.
Stanislas Oboda
1908–1942 (age 34)
Thiais
Stanislas Oboda, born 1908, is remembered for his quiet strength and the steady support he provided before passing in 19...
Marcel Lavigne
1907–1942 (age 35)
Thiais
French electrician and working-class citizen whose life was cut short in 1942 during World War II.
Camille Baynac
1915–1942 (age 27)
Thiais
Camille Baynac, a devoted mechanic born 1915, is remembered for his dedicated service before passing in 1942 and being l...
Julien Landragin
1883–1942 (age 59)
Thiais
French typographer based in Thiais who practiced his craft during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Jean Letienne
1910–1942 (age 32)
Thiais
Jean Letienne, born 1910, is remembered for his generous spirit and steadfast loyalty before his death in 1942.
Achille Mesnil
1901–1942 (age 41)
Thiais
Resident of Thiais whose life spanned the early twentieth century.
Victor Shavelson
1900–1942 (age 42)
Thiais
Victor Shavelson, born 1900, is remembered for his principled guidance as a board member before his passing in 1942 and ...
Roger Lefebvre
1914–1942 (age 28)
Thiais
French laborer from Thiais whose working life contributed to the industrial development of the Île-de-France region.
Jean Maréchal
1917–1942 (age 25)
Thiais
Jean Maréchal was a French person who lived from 1917 to 1942, born in La Bonneville and buried in Thiais.
Henri Messager
1903–1942 (age 39)
Thiais
Henri Messager was a French person who lived from 1903 to 1942, born in Corbehem and buried in Thiais.
Élisée Alban Darthenay
1913–1944 (age 31)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Élisée Alban Darthenay, born 1913, is remembered for his military service and is honored at Montparnasse Cemetery foll...
Hégésippe Légitimus
1868–1944 (age 76)
Pointe-à-Pitre
French politician from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, who served his community during the late nineteenth and early twenti...
Marius Tassy
1908–1944 (age 36)
Saint-Priest
Marius Tassy, born 1908, is remembered for the calm optimism he offered others before his death in 1944 in Saint-Priest.
Leon Roman Sapieha
1915–1940 (age 25)
Fromentières
Member of the distinguished Polish Sapieha aristocratic family whose life was shaped by early twentieth-century European...
Georges Berr
1867–1942 (age 75)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Georges Berr, born 1867, is remembered for his influential work as a screenwriter before his death in 1942 and rest at M...