SettingsSuicides in France
Adolphe d'Archiac
Étienne Jules Adolphe Desmier de Saint-Simon, Vicomte d'Archiac (September 24, 1802 – December 24, 1868) was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Étienne Jules Adolphe Desmier de Saint-Simon, Vicomte d'Archiac (September 24, 1802 – December 24, 1868) was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Adolphe Mouron Cassandre
Adolphe Mouron Cassandre was an influential Ukrainian-French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer.
Adolphe Mouron Cassandre was an influential Ukrainian-French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer.
Alain Escoffier
Alain Escoffier (25 October 1949 – Paris, 10 February 1977) was a French anti-communist activist.
Alain Escoffier (25 October 1949 – Paris, 10 February 1977) was a French anti-communist activist.
Alfred Métraux
Alfred Métraux was a Swiss anthropologist and human rights leader.
Alfred Métraux was a Swiss anthropologist and human rights leader.
Alphonse Pénaud
Alphonse Pénaud, was a 19th-century French pioneer of aviation design and engineering.
Alphonse Pénaud, was a 19th-century French pioneer of aviation design and engineering.
André Frédérique
André Frédérique (27 February 1915, Nanterre - 17 May 1957) was a French poet.
André Frédérique (27 February 1915, Nanterre - 17 May 1957) was a French poet.
André Gorz
André Gorz (February 9, 1923, Vienna – September 22, 2007, Vosnon, France), pen name of Gérard Horst, born Gerhard Hirsch, also known by his pen name Michel Bosquet, was ...
André Gorz (February 9, 1923, Vienna – September 22, 2007, Vosnon, France), pen name of Gérard Horst, born Gerhard Hirsch, also known by his pen name Michel Bosquet, was ...
Antoine-Jean Gros
Baron Antoine-Jean Gros, also known as Jean-Antoine Gros, was both a French History and neoclassical painter.
Baron Antoine-Jean Gros, also known as Jean-Antoine Gros, was both a French History and neoclassical painter.
Antonieta Rivas Mercado
María Antonieta Rivas Mercado Castellanos was a Mexican intellectual, writer, feminist and arts patron.
María Antonieta Rivas Mercado Castellanos was a Mexican intellectual, writer, feminist and arts patron.
Bernhard Hirzel
Bernhard Hirzel (12 August 1807 – 6 June 1847 in Paris) was a Swiss theologian and Orientalist.
Bernhard Hirzel (12 August 1807 – 6 June 1847 in Paris) was a Swiss theologian and Orientalist.
Berty Albrecht
Berty Albrecht was a French Resistance Fighter, born Berthe Wild at Marseille, 15 February 1893.
Berty Albrecht was a French Resistance Fighter, born Berthe Wild at Marseille, 15 February 1893.
Betty Mars
Betty Mars (born Yvette Baheux, July 30, 1944 in Paris - died February 20, 1989 in Paris) was a French singer and actress, best known for her participation in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest.
Betty Mars (born Yvette Baheux, July 30, 1944 in Paris - died February 20, 1989 in Paris) was a French singer and actress, best known for her participation in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest.
Boris Fraenkel
Boris Fraenkel was a Communist politician active in French and international politics.
Boris Fraenkel was a Communist politician active in French and international politics.
Cassandre (1901-1968)
Cassandre, pseudonym of Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron was a Ukrainian-French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer.
Cassandre, pseudonym of Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron was a Ukrainian-French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer.
Charles de Choiseul-Praslin
Charles Laure Hugues Théobald, duc de Choiseul-Praslin (29 June 1804 – 24 August 1847) was a French nobleman and politician, who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1838–1842.
Charles Laure Hugues Théobald, duc de Choiseul-Praslin (29 June 1804 – 24 August 1847) was a French nobleman and politician, who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1838–1842.
Charles Félix Jean-Baptiste Camerata-Passionei di Mazzoleni
Charles Félix Jean-Baptiste Camerata-Passionei di Mazzoleni was a French-Italian nobelaman born in Ancona, the son of Filippo Camerata-Passionei di Mazzoleni, an Italian count, and Princess Elis...
Charles Félix Jean-Baptiste Camerata-Passionei di Mazzoleni was a French-Italian nobelaman born in Ancona, the son of Filippo Camerata-Passionei di Mazzoleni, an Italian count, and Princess Elis...
Charles Joseph, comte Bresson
Charles-Joseph, comte Bresson (Epinal, 27 March 1798 - Naples, 2 November 1847) was a French diplomat.
Charles-Joseph, comte Bresson (Epinal, 27 March 1798 - Naples, 2 November 1847) was a French diplomat.
Christian Ferras
Christian Ferras (June 17, 1933September 14, 1982) was a French violinist.
Christian Ferras (June 17, 1933September 14, 1982) was a French violinist.
Christine Pascal
Christine Pascal (November 29, 1953 – August 30, 1996) was a French actress, writer and director.
Christine Pascal (November 29, 1953 – August 30, 1996) was a French actress, writer and director.
Christophe Dupouey
Christophe Dupouey (8 August 1968, Tarbes – 4 February 2009, Tarbes) was a French mountain biker.
Christophe Dupouey (8 August 1968, Tarbes – 4 February 2009, Tarbes) was a French mountain biker.
Claude Chappe
Claude Chappe (December 25, 1763 – January 23, 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France.
Claude Chappe (December 25, 1763 – January 23, 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France.
Danielle Collobert
Danielle Collobert was a French author, poet and journalist, born in Rostrenen, Côtes-d'Armor on 23 July 1940.
Danielle Collobert was a French author, poet and journalist, born in Rostrenen, Côtes-d'Armor on 23 July 1940.
Death of Kaja Ballo
Kaja Bordevich Ballo (1988 – March 28, 2008) was a university student in the French town of Nice; her father was Olav Gunnar Ballo, a member of the Norwegian Parliament.
Kaja Bordevich Ballo (1988 – March 28, 2008) was a university student in the French town of Nice; her father was Olav Gunnar Ballo, a member of the Norwegian Parliament.
Ernst Weiss
Dr Ernst Weiss (German: Weiß, August 28, 1882 – June 15, 1940) was a German-speaking Austrian author of Jewish descent.
Dr Ernst Weiss (German: Weiß, August 28, 1882 – June 15, 1940) was a German-speaking Austrian author of Jewish descent.
François Buzot
François Nicolas Léonard Buzot (1 March 1760 – 18 June 1794) was a French politician and leader of the French Revolution.
François Nicolas Léonard Buzot (1 March 1760 – 18 June 1794) was a French politician and leader of the French Revolution.
François Vatel
François Vatel (1631, Paris – April 24, 1671) was the maître d'hôtel of Nicolas Fouquet and prince Louis II de Bourbon-Condé.
François Vatel (1631, Paris – April 24, 1671) was the maître d'hôtel of Nicolas Fouquet and prince Louis II de Bourbon-Condé.
Gherasim Luca
Gherasim Luca was a Surrealist theorist and Romanian poet.
Gherasim Luca was a Surrealist theorist and Romanian poet.
Gilles Deleuze
Gilles Deleuze, was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art.
Gilles Deleuze, was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art.
Hector MacDonald
Major General Sir Hector Archibald MacDonald, KCB, DSO (4 March 1853 – 25 March 1903), also known as Fighting Mac, was a distinguished Victorian soldier.
Major General Sir Hector Archibald MacDonald, KCB, DSO (4 March 1853 – 25 March 1903), also known as Fighting Mac, was a distinguished Victorian soldier.
Henri Goetz
Henri Bernard Goetz (September 29, 1909 – August 12, 1989) was a French American Surrealist painter and engraver.
Henri Bernard Goetz (September 29, 1909 – August 12, 1989) was a French American Surrealist painter and engraver.
Hubert-Joseph Henry
Hubert-Joseph Henry, French Lieutenant-Colonel in 1897 involved in the Dreyfus affair.
Hubert-Joseph Henry, French Lieutenant-Colonel in 1897 involved in the Dreyfus affair.
Ilarie Voronca
Ilarie Voronca (pen name of Eduard Marcus; December 31, 1903, Brăila—April 8, 1946, Paris) was a Romanian-French avant-garde poet and essayist.
Ilarie Voronca (pen name of Eduard Marcus; December 31, 1903, Brăila—April 8, 1946, Paris) was a Romanian-French avant-garde poet and essayist.
Jacques Roux
Jacques Roux (21 August 1752 – 10 February 1794) was a radical Roman Catholic priest that took an active role in the revolutionary politics of Paris 1789, during the French Revolution.
Jacques Roux (21 August 1752 – 10 February 1794) was a radical Roman Catholic priest that took an active role in the revolutionary politics of Paris 1789, during the French Revolution.
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz (Czech: Jan Křtitel Krumpholtz) (8 May 1742 – 19 February 1790) was a Czech composer and harpist.
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz (Czech: Jan Křtitel Krumpholtz) (8 May 1742 – 19 February 1790) was a Czech composer and harpist.
Jean-François Adam
Jean-François Adam was a French actor and director mostly famous for his mysterious death.
Jean-François Adam was a French actor and director mostly famous for his mysterious death.
Jean-Marie Roland, vicomte de la Platière
Jean-Marie Roland, de la Platière (18 February 1734 – 15 November 1793) was a French manufacturer in Lyon and became the leader of the Girondist faction in the French Revolution, largely i...
Jean-Marie Roland, de la Platière (18 February 1734 – 15 November 1793) was a French manufacturer in Lyon and became the leader of the Girondist faction in the French Revolution, largely i...
Jeanne Agnès Berthelot de Pléneuf, marquise de Prie
Jeanne Agnès Berthelot de Pléneuf, marquise de Prie, was a French noblewoman notable for her intriguing during the reign of Louis XV.
Jeanne Agnès Berthelot de Pléneuf, marquise de Prie, was a French noblewoman notable for her intriguing during the reign of Louis XV.
Josef Cukierman
Josef (Józef, Iosif) Cukierman (Zukermann) (1900, Poland – 1941, France) was a Polish-born French chess master.
Josef (Józef, Iosif) Cukierman (Zukermann) (1900, Poland – 1941, France) was a Polish-born French chess master.
Julien Rassam
Julien Rassam, born Julian Langmann, was a French actor.
Julien Rassam, born Julian Langmann, was a French actor.
L'Inconnue de la Seine
L'Inconnue de la Seine (French for "the unknown woman of the Seine") was an unidentified young woman whose death mask became a popular fixture on the walls of artists' homes after 1900.
L'Inconnue de la Seine (French for "the unknown woman of the Seine") was an unidentified young woman whose death mask became a popular fixture on the walls of artists' homes after 1900.
Max Linder
Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle, better known by the stage name Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian of the silent film era.
Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle, better known by the stage name Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian of the silent film era.
Nanterre massacre
The Nanterre massacre refers to an act of mass murder that occurred on March 27, 2002, in Nanterre, France.
The Nanterre massacre refers to an act of mass murder that occurred on March 27, 2002, in Nanterre, France.
Nicolas de Staël
Nicolas de Staël was a painter known for his use of a thick impasto and his highly abstract landscape painting.
Nicolas de Staël was a painter known for his use of a thick impasto and his highly abstract landscape painting.
Nikolay Chkheidze
Nikoloz Chkheidze was a Georgian Menshevik politician who helped to introduce Marxism to Georgia in the 1890s and played a prominent role in the Russian and Georgian revolutions of 1917 and 1918.
Nikoloz Chkheidze was a Georgian Menshevik politician who helped to introduce Marxism to Georgia in the 1890s and played a prominent role in the Russian and Georgian revolutions of 1917 and 1918.
Octave Tassaert
Octave Tassaert (1800-1874) was a French painter of portraits and genre, religious, historical and allegorical paintings, as well as a lithographer and engraver, though this family was of Flemis...
Octave Tassaert (1800-1874) was a French painter of portraits and genre, religious, historical and allegorical paintings, as well as a lithographer and engraver, though this family was of Flemis...
Otto von Stülpnagel
Otto von Stülpnagel (16 June 1878 – 6 February 1948) was the German military commander of France during the Second World War.
Otto von Stülpnagel (16 June 1878 – 6 February 1948) was the German military commander of France during the Second World War.
Paul Lafargue
Paul Lafargue was a French revolutionary Marxist socialist journalist, literary critic, political writer and activist; he was Karl Marx's son-in-law, having married his second daughter Laura.
Paul Lafargue was a French revolutionary Marxist socialist journalist, literary critic, political writer and activist; he was Karl Marx's son-in-law, having married his second daughter Laura.
Philippe Volter
Philippe Volter, child of director Claude Volter and actress Jacqueline Bir, was a Belgian actor.
Philippe Volter, child of director Claude Volter and actress Jacqueline Bir, was a Belgian actor.
Pierre Chanal
Pierre Chanal (Saint-Étienne, Loire, 18 November 1946 – Reims, 15 October 2003) was a French soldier and suspected serial killer.
Pierre Chanal (Saint-Étienne, Loire, 18 November 1946 – Reims, 15 October 2003) was a French soldier and suspected serial killer.
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle (3 January 1893 in Paris – 15 March 1945 in Paris) was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays, who lived and died in Paris.
Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle (3 January 1893 in Paris – 15 March 1945 in Paris) was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays, who lived and died in Paris.
Pierre Molinier
Pierre Molinier was a painter, photographer and "maker of objects".
Pierre Molinier was a painter, photographer and "maker of objects".
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve was a French naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve was a French naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
Rembrandt Bugatti
Rembrandt Bugatti (16 October 1884 – 8 January 1916) was an Italian sculptor, known primarily for his bronze sculptures of wildlife subjects.
Rembrandt Bugatti (16 October 1884 – 8 January 1916) was an Italian sculptor, known primarily for his bronze sculptures of wildlife subjects.
René Crevel
René Crevel (10 August 1900 – 18 June 1935) was a French writer involved with the surrealist movement.
René Crevel (10 August 1900 – 18 June 1935) was a French writer involved with the surrealist movement.
Richard Durn
The Nanterre massacre refers to an act of mass murder that occurred on March 27, 2002, in Nanterre, France.
The Nanterre massacre refers to an act of mass murder that occurred on March 27, 2002, in Nanterre, France.
Robert Jambon
Colonel Robert Jambon was a French military officer who fought alongside Hmong fighters in the First Indochina War of the 1940s and 1950s.
Colonel Robert Jambon was a French military officer who fought alongside Hmong fighters in the First Indochina War of the 1940s and 1950s.
Roger Quilliot
Roger Quilliot (1925–1998) was a French politician.
Roger Quilliot (1925–1998) was a French politician.
Rémy Belvaux
Rémy Nicolas Lucien Belvaux (10 November 1966, Namur, Belgium – 4 September 2006, Orry-la-Ville, France) was a Belgian actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
Rémy Nicolas Lucien Belvaux (10 November 1966, Namur, Belgium – 4 September 2006, Orry-la-Ville, France) was a Belgian actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
Sadegh Hedayat
Sadeq (or Sadegh) Hedayat (in Persian: صادق هدایت; February 17, 1903, Tehran — 4 April 1951, Paris, France) was Iran's foremost modern writer of prose fiction and short stories.
Sadeq (or Sadegh) Hedayat (in Persian: صادق هدایت; February 17, 1903, Tehran — 4 April 1951, Paris, France) was Iran's foremost modern writer of prose fiction and short stories.
Sadeq Hedayat
Sadeq (or Sadegh) Hedayat (in Persian: صادق هدایت; February 17, 1903, Tehran — 4 April 1951, Paris, France) was Iran's foremost modern writer of prose fiction and short stories.
Sadeq (or Sadegh) Hedayat (in Persian: صادق هدایت; February 17, 1903, Tehran — 4 April 1951, Paris, France) was Iran's foremost modern writer of prose fiction and short stories.
Samson Cerfberr of Medelsheim
Samson Cerfberr of Medelsheim was a French soldier and author.
Samson Cerfberr of Medelsheim was a French soldier and author.
Sarah Kofman
Sarah Kofman was a French philosopher, born in Paris.
Sarah Kofman was a French philosopher, born in Paris.
Simone Mareuil
Simone Mareuil (25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un chien andalou.
Simone Mareuil (25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un chien andalou.
Unica Zürn
Unica Zürn (6 July 1916 in Berlin-Grunewald – 1970 in Paris) was a German author and painter.
Unica Zürn (6 July 1916 in Berlin-Grunewald – 1970 in Paris) was a German author and painter.
Zo d'Axa
Alphonse Gallaud de la Pérouse, better known as Zo d'Axa, was an adventurer, anti-militarist, satirist, journalist, and founder of two of the most legendary French magazines, L'EnDehors'...
Alphonse Gallaud de la Pérouse, better known as Zo d'Axa, was an adventurer, anti-militarist, satirist, journalist, and founder of two of the most legendary French magazines, L'EnDehors'...
Étienne Clavière
Étienne Clavière (27 January 1735 – 8 December 1793) was a Swiss-born French financier and politician of the French Revolution.
Étienne Clavière (27 January 1735 – 8 December 1793) was a Swiss-born French financier and politician of the French Revolution.