Deaths in the 1940s

Robert Mallet-Stevens

1886–1945 (age 59)

Passy Cemetery

Robert Mallet-Stevens was a pioneering French architect and designer central to the Art Deco movement.

Georges Lakhovsky

1873–1942 (age 69)

Passy Cemetery

Writer Georges Lakhovsky explored science and society with accessible insight.

Jean-Pierre Wimille

1908–1949 (age 41)

Passy Cemetery

Jean-Pierre Wimille was a French racing driver known for his competitive achievements in early twentieth-century motorsp...

Antonius Johannes Jurgens

1867–1945 (age 78)

Passy Cemetery

Antonius Johannes Jurgens (1867-1945) was a Dutch industrialist from Oss who co-founded the margarine company that becam...

Maurice Paléologue

1859–1944 (age 85)

Passy Cemetery

Maurice Paléologue was a French politician whose career spanned significant periods of French political history.

Édouard Bourdet

1887–1945 (age 58)

Passy Cemetery

Screenwriter Édouard Bourdet crafted stories that blended emotion with sharp observation.

Charles Luizet

1903–1947 (age 44)

Passy Cemetery

Charles Luizet was a French military officer whose service reflected his dedication to his nation.

Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla

1859–1940 (age 81)

Passy Cemetery

Engineer Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla embraced bold challenges with diligent imagination.

Eugene Prevost-Messemin

1880–1944 (age 64)

La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin

Eugene Prevost-Messemin was a French painter whose work contributed to early twentieth-century French artistic tradition...

Marguerite Garnot-Beaupère

1862–1941 (age 79)

La Chapelle-de-Guinchay

Painter Marguerite Garnot-Beaupère celebrated tenderness through her attentive compositions.

Louis Laloy

1874–1944 (age 70)

Rahon

Louis Laloy was a French writer whose literary work engaged with the intellectual currents of his time.

François Cachoud

1866–1943 (age 77)

Saint-Alban-de-Montbel

Painter François Cachoud honored sincerity through his dedicated artistry.

Theophan (Bystrov)

1873–1940 (age 67)

Limeray

Theophan Bystrov was an Eastern Orthodox priest devoted to his spiritual ministry and pastoral care.

René Quantin

1910–1944 (age 34)

Mézières-sur-Ponthouin

Soldier René Quantin is remembered for his bravery and sacrifice during World War II.

Kazimierz Jerzy Oberfeld

1903–1945 (age 42)

Montmartre Cemetery

Kazimierz Jerzy Oberfeld was a Polish composer whose musical works engaged with early twentieth-century classical tradit...

Stanislas Lami

1858–1944 (age 86)

Passy Cemetery

The elegant sculptures and meticulous art histories of Stanislas Lami ensure his name remains vivid in the memory of Fre...

Georges Mandel

1885–1944 (age 59)

Passy Cemetery

Georges Mandel was a French politician whose career encompassed significant periods of national political importance.

Charles Huntziger

1880–1941 (age 61)

Passy Cemetery

General Charles Huntziger devoted himself to defending France and guiding its armies through some of the most dangerous ...

Jacques-Émile Blanche

1861–1942 (age 81)

Passy Cemetery

Jacques-Émile Blanche was a French photographer known for his portraits and documentation of Belle Époque society.

Marie Samary

1848–1941 (age 93)

Passy Cemetery

Marie Samary (1848-1941) was a French woman from Paris who lived to age 93.

Alice Kaub-Casalonga

1875–1948 (age 73)

Passy Cemetery

Alice Kaub-Casalonga (1875-1948) was a Parisian from the 10th arrondissement who survived both World Wars.

Armand-Julien Parizy

1865–1942 (age 77)

Passy Cemetery

Armand-Julien Parizy (1865-1942) was a Parisian who died during the German occupation of France.

Louis Baruzy

1859–1944 (age 85)

Passy Cemetery

Louis Baruzy (1859-1944) was a Parisian who lived through both World Wars and died in France.

Henriette Henriot

1857–1944 (age 87)

Passy Cemetery

Henriette Henriot’s stagecraft and the memorable canvases inspired by her continue to echo the elegance of Belle Époq...

René Delame

1861–1943 (age 82)

Passy Cemetery

René Delame was a French painter active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Maurice Boniface

1862–1945 (age 83)

Passy Cemetery

Maurice Boniface's calm, observant prose offered a compassionate view of the France he knew.

François Delimal

1922–1944 (age 22)

Passy Cemetery

François Delimal was a French man whose life spanned the interwar and World War II periods.

Princess Henriette of Belgium

1870–1948 (age 78)

Dreux Royal Chapel

Princess Henriette of Belgium shared her refined perspective through fiction and memoirs that bore witness to an ever-ch...

Alfred Loisy

1857–1940 (age 83)

Ambrières

Alfred Loisy was a French professor and scholar specializing in religious and historical studies.

Louis Blasi

1891–1944 (age 53)

Torreilles

Police officer Louis Blasi is remembered for the quiet courage with which he protected his community.

Muriel Byck

1918–1944 (age 26)

Pornic

Muriel Byck was a British spy who conducted intelligence operations during the Second World War.

Georges Turck

1868–1942 (age 74)

Le Frestoy-Vaux

Georges Turck devoted his political career to ensuring that the people of his region had a voice in shaping their future...

Natalie of Serbia

1859–1941 (age 82)

Lardy

Natalie of Serbia was a nun who dedicated her life to religious service and spiritual devotion.

Marguerite Moreno

1871–1948 (age 77)

Touzac

Marguerite Moreno delighted audiences with the warmth and wit of her performances on stage and screen.

Miguel Luengo Guillen

1907–1943 (age 36)

Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat

Miguel Luengo Guillen was a Spanish resistance fighter who opposed fascism during the Spanish Civil War and its aftermat...

François de Montaudouin

1922–1944 (age 22)

Sainte-Pallaye

François de Montaudouin, a young French resistance fighter, gave his life in 1944 opposing the occupation.

Jacques Martel

1877–1941 (age 64)

Léré

Jacques Martel was a French poet active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Jean Bouffet

1882–1940 (age 58)

Passy Cemetery

Jean Bouffet (1882-1940) was a person from Lille who died in France during World War II.

Jean Chiappe

1878–1940 (age 62)

Passy Cemetery

French politician of the early twentieth century.

Joseph de La Nézière

1873–1944 (age 71)

Passy Cemetery

Joseph de La Nézière (1873-1944) was a person from Bourges who died in France during World War II.

Jeanne Julia Bartet

1854–1941 (age 87)

Passy Cemetery

French actress of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Léon Volterra

1888–1949 (age 61)

Passy Cemetery

Léon Volterra (1888-1949) was a French resident of Paris's 8th arrondissement.

Marie Leconte

1869–1947 (age 78)

Passy Cemetery

French stage actor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Boris Golitsyn

1880–1947 (age 67)

Passy Cemetery

Prince Boris Golitsyn, a Russian politician in exile, devoted his later years to the welfare of displaced compatriots.

Ernest Rouart

1874–1942 (age 68)

Passy Cemetery

French engraver of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Claude Ferval

1856–1943 (age 87)

Passy Cemetery

Claude Ferval’s long life spanned eras of great change, and he is remembered at Passy Cemetery.

Prince Jean d’Orléans

1874–1940 (age 66)

Dreux Royal Chapel

French aristocrat and member of the House of Orléans.

Willard Bowsky

1907–1944 (age 37)

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

Animator Willard Bowsky helped define the Fleischer Studios style before giving his life in World War II.

Al Blozis

1919–1945 (age 26)

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

American track and field athlete who died in World War II.

Andrew Miller

1916–1944 (age 28)

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

Andrew Miller was among the young American servicemen who fell in the 1944 European campaign and is commemorated at Lorr...