Showing posts with label politician. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politician. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Division 66 - Anatole de LaForge (1821-1892)

Politician. Bronze sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905, buried in Passy Cemetery); designed by Gerharht, and part of a unique collection of sculptures at the tip of division 66:

Monday, April 9, 2012

Division 50 - Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893) and Marc Schoelcher (1766-1832)

Abolitionist and politician Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893) and his father Marc (1766-1832) were both transferred to the Pantheon. Sculptures by Emmanuel Haunaux (1855-1934) and Alexis-Hippolyte-Fromanger (1805-1892).

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Division 18 - Francois Vincent Raspail (1794-1878)

French chemist and republican politician, Francois Raspail was imprisoned during the reign of Louis Philippe (1830-1848) and again shortly after the aborted revolution in 1848. It was while he was in prison that his wife died. Sculpture representing the spirit of his dead wife attempting to visit him in prison by Antoine Etex, buried in division 8 Montparnasse Cemetery.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Division 4 - Francois Felix Faure (1841-1899)

The seemingly peaceful figure of Felix Faure, president of France from 1895 until his death in 1899, belies the turmoil of the last years of his life which saw his administration embroiled in the notorious Dreyfus Affair. Sculpture by Rene de Saint-Marceaux (1845-1915).