Deaths in the 1940s

Mikhaïl Ippolitovitch Zankevitch

1872–1945 (age 73)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Vsevolod Zakharov

1887–1947 (age 60)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Vsevolod Zakharov was a devoted member of the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois community who offered steadfast support and fri...

Nikolai Kolomeitsev

1867–1944 (age 77)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Mikhail Grabbe

1868–1942 (age 74)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Mikhail Grabbe was an aristocrat whose dignified presence helped preserve the traditions and cohesion of the émigré co...

Mikhail Kedrov

1878–1945 (age 67)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Sergueï Oulagaï

1875–1944 (age 69)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Sergueï Oulagaï was a military man whose steadfast loyalty and calm counsel supported fellow émigrés in trying times...

Dmitri Stelletsky

1875–1947 (age 72)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Vera Trefilova

1875–1943 (age 68)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Vera Trefilova was a celebrated ballet dancer whose elegance and mentorship inspired countless admirers.

Vladimir Adlerberg

1872–1944 (age 72)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Ivan Grigorievitch Akoulinine

1880–1944 (age 64)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Ivan Grigorievitch Akoulinine was a dedicated military man whose steady leadership and integrity supported his fellow é...

Vladimir Mikhailovich Andreyevsky

1858–1943 (age 85)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Bašmakov

1859–1943 (age 84)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Bašmakov was a jurist whose commitment to fairness and wise counsel guided many through the un...

Adam Benningsen

1882–1946 (age 64)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Lidiya Vasilchikova

1886–1948 (age 62)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Lidiya Vasilchikova was a kind and generous presence whose compassion deeply touched the Saint-Geneviève community.

Dmitry Verderevsky

1873–1947 (age 74)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Olga Glébova-Soudeïkina

1885–1945 (age 60)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Olga Glébova-Soudeïkina was a cherished actor who kept the Russian stage alive in exile.

Nikolai Golovin

1875–1944 (age 69)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Aleksandr Saltykov

1872–1940 (age 68)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Aleksandr Saltykov was a poet who sustained the Russian literary voice abroad.

Alexey Bakunin

1874–1945 (age 71)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Olga Stolypina

1859–1944 (age 85)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Olga Stolypina was a devoted charity worker who nurtured community care in exile.

Semen Pyshchevych

1863–1945 (age 82)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Хреновский, Константин Митрофанович

1888–1949 (age 61)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Константин Митрофанович Хреновский was a devoted community figure who helped sustain Rus...

Iosif Loris-Melikov

1872–1948 (age 76)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Mikhaïl Leontiev

1881–1942 (age 61)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Mikhaïl Leontiev was a steady presence who helped uphold the spirit of the émigré community.

Калинин, Николай Петрович

1884–1949 (age 65)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Зыбин, Ипполит Сергеевич

1891–1942 (age 51)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Ипполит Сергеевич Зыбин was honored for his steadfast support of the Russian community in exile.

Пивоваров, Андрей Петрович

1893–1941 (age 48)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Georges Tcherkessof

1900–1943 (age 43)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Georges Tcherkessof illustrated stories that connected Russian tradition with new horizons.

Ivan Terentevich Borisevich

1875–1946 (age 71)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Vadim Archaouloff

1859–1942 (age 83)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Vadim Archaouloff was a teacher who nurtured young minds within the émigré community.

Fyodor Oom

1863–1945 (age 82)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Alexander Chesnokov

1880–1941 (age 61)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Alexander Chesnokov was a composer whose sacred music sustained the émigré faithful.

Konstantin Feodorovich Albrecht

1890–1945 (age 55)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Maurice Levis

1860–1941 (age 81)

Montmartre Cemetery

Maurice Levis was a painter who translated the émigré experience into resonant visual art.

Trébla

1870–1943 (age 73)

Montmartre Cemetery

Charles Dullin

1885–1949 (age 64)

Crécy-la-Chapelle

Charles Dullin was a pioneering actor and theatrical director whose poetic command of the stage influenced a generation ...

Henri-Antoine-Marie de Noailles

1890–1947 (age 57)

Mouchy-la-ville / Commune de Heilles

Jules Noël

1903–1940 (age 37)

Norrent-Fontes

Jules Noël exemplified resilience and dedication as a French discus thrower whose competitive spirit inspired his commu...

Nadine Landowski

1908–1944 (age 36)

Gassin

French painter from Gassin whose artistic career spanned the interwar and early war years.

Madeleine Dubois de Courval

1870–1944 (age 74)

Mouchy-la-ville / Commune de Heilles

Madeleine Dubois de Courval was remembered for her steady compassion and devoted support of her local community.

Henry Berthélemy

1857–1943 (age 86)

Montmartre Cemetery

French university professor whose scholarly career spanned several decades of academic distinction.

René Benjamin

1885–1948 (age 63)

Montmartre Cemetery

René Benjamin was a thoughtful writer whose clear-eyed prose helped to enrich the literary landscape of Montmartre.

Jacques Decour

1910–1942 (age 32)

Montmartre Cemetery

French writer whose promising literary career was ended by his death in 1942.

Lucie Manvel

1863–1943 (age 80)

Montmartre Cemetery

Lucie Manvel was a cherished actor whose luminous stage presence graced Parisian theatres for decades.

Georges-Auguste Lavergne

1863–1942 (age 79)

Montmartre Cemetery

French painter whose career spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Jacques Boulenger

1879–1944 (age 65)

Montmartre Cemetery

Jacques Boulenger was a respected historian whose clear-eyed narratives deepened France's understanding of its past.

Charles Joseph Eugène Ruch

1873–1945 (age 72)

Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg

French Catholic priest whose ministry spanned the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Maurice Cabart-Danneville

1886–1942 (age 56)

La Glacerie

Maurice Cabart-Danneville was a devoted physician whose compassionate care left a lasting mark on La Glacerie.

Adrien d'Esclaibes d'Hust

1882–1945 (age 63)

Villers-Châtel

French lawyer whose career encompassed the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Paul Bénazet

1876–1948 (age 72)

Montmartre Cemetery

Paul Bénazet was a steady lawyer whose sense of fairness served Montmartre with integrity.