Find A Grave - Bretagne

Barraque, Jean b. January 17, 1928 d. August 17, 1973
Composer. Although he left only six major works, he is considered one of the outstanding French composers of the post-World War II era. His music, written in a rhapsodic, serialist style, expressed his bleak view of the world and the problematic role of the artist within it. Barraque was born in Puteaux, France. From 1948 to 1951 he studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Langlais and Olivier Messiaen; the latter introduced him to the music of Debussy and Webern. He first came to...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimetiere de Trelevern, Trelevern, Departement des Cotes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France
Becquerel, Antoine-Henri b. December 15, 1852 d. August 25, 1908
French scientist and engineer. Nobel Prize Physics Winner. Known for being the discoverer of radioactivity. Graduated in Engineering at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, he devoted his research to optical physics, and more specifically to the infrared rays. In 1888, Becquerel obtained his Doctorate of research by a thesis on the absorption of light in crystals, and thanks to this he was appointed member of the Académie des Sciences. During his years of teaching at the Ecole...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Manoir de Pen Castel at Le Croisin, Le Croisic, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Plot: Famly tomb
Behne, Frederick [original burial site] b. October 3, 1873 d. February 11, 1918
Peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy at New Jersey and served as a Fireman First Class. His citation reads: "On board the USS Iowa, 25 January 1905. Following the blowing-out of the manhole plate of boiler D of that vessel, Behne displayed extraordinary heroism in he resulting action". He died of Pneumonia at the US Naval Base #5, Brest, France. He was originally buried in Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery, Pretagne, France, however he was reinterrred to New Jersey...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery, Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Departement du Finistere, Bretagne, France
Plot: Grave 20/331, Plot C
Campbell, Kenneth b. April 21, 1917 d. April 6, 1941
World War II Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Saltcoats, Scotland, he served as a Flying Officer in the 22nd Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. On April 6, 1941, Flying Officer Campbell was a pilot of a Beaufort aircraft which was detailed to attack the German battle cruiser Gneisenau at Brest Harbor, France. The battle cruiser was secured alongside the wall on the north shore of the harbor protected by a stone mole, batteries of guns and three heavily armed anti-aircraft ships...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery, Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Departement du Finistere, Bretagne, France
Plot: Plot 40, Row 1, Grave 10.
Cartier, Jacques b. 1491 d. September 1, 1557
Explorer. He explored, mapped and named the area now known as Canada. A native of Saint-Malo, France, he made three voyages to the New World between 1534 and 1542 under the commission of King Francis I. He was the first to document the name Canada to designate the territory on the shores of the Saint-Lawrence River. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Saint Vincent's Cathedral, Saint-Malo, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
De Broca, Philippe b. March 15, 1933 d. November 26, 2004
Film director. Born Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac in Paris, France, he is known for his French New Wave frenetic film comedies. A former assistant to François Truffaut, his career spanned five decades and dozens of films. Best known for his spy spoof "L'Homme de Rio" ("That Man from Rio"), starring Jean Paul Belmondo on a global search for a statuette, and also for his antiwar satire...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Pluneret Cimetière, Pluneret, Departement du Morbihan, Bretagne, France
de Chateaubriand, François René Alphonse b. 1768 d. 1848
Romantic Poet and writer ("Attala").
Grand Bé Island, Saint-Malo, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Ferrer, San Vicente b. January 23, 1350 d. April 5, 1419
Roman Catholic Saint. St. Vincent Ferrer was a Dominican priest and missionary. He was a celebrated preacher who converted thousands of people to Christianity during his various tours across Europe. One of his many converts was a rabbi, who later became a Catholic bishop. St. Vincent was an advisor to both the King of Aragon and Pope Benedict XIII. He was often followed by large crowds of penitents, which often numbered in the thousands. Although greatly admired by many people, St. Vincent...[Read More] (Bio by: pacifica)
Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes, Vannes, Departement du Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Gautreau, Virginie Amelie b. January 29, 1859 d. July 25, 1915
Artist's Model. A celebrated beauty of 19th Century Paris, she is best remembered as the subject of John Singer Sargent's controversial "Portrait of Madame X". Raised initially in New Orleans, she was the child of a wealthy Creole family. Her Confederate officer father having been killed at the 1862 Battle of Shiloh, Virginie (sometimes referred to as "Amelie") moved to Paris with her mother at the age of eight. Soon, she was much in demand by Parisian society, and was known to color her hair...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Chateau des Chenes, Saint-Malo, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Plot: Gautreau family crypt
Gelin, Daniel b. May 19, 1921 d. November 29, 2002
Actor. He was born in Angers, Pays de la Loire, France. He began his career on stage, but soon he entered in cinema and debuted in 1941. He appeared in over 150 films. Among others "Rendez-vous de Juillet" (1949), "Le Plaisir" (1952), "Napoleon" (1955), "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), "Le Testament d'Orphée" (1960), "Paris Brûle-t-il?" (1966) and "À l'Abris de Regards Indiscrets" (2002). He died in Paris of kidney failure. He was the father of the actress Maria Schneider. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetière de Rocadey, Saint-Malo, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Hightower, Rosella b. January 10, 1920 d. November 4, 2008
Ballerina. She had a celebrated career as a prima ballerina prior to starting a noted ballet academy. Born to a Choctaw Indian family, she received her initial dance training from Dorothy Perkins in Kansas City after her father's job took the family there. She won acclaim in the United States with the American Ballet Theater, and the Ballets Russes (which had moved to New York because of WWII), earning praise from the New York Times in 1943 for a performance of the "Nutcracker". Miss Hightower...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Belle Ile en Mer, Locmaria Cemetery, Locmaria, Departement du Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Jugan, Saint Jeanne b. October 25, 1792 d. August 29, 1879
Roman Catholic Saint. Founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 3, 1982 and canonized on October 11, 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. Her day of feast is August 30. Born in Cancale, Brittany, France to Joseph and Marie Jugan. From the age of 16, Jeanne lived a life of service to others beginning with her duties as a kitchen maid in the home of the Viscountess de la Choue, whose charitable work with the sick and the poor influenced Jeanne. In 1837 Jeanne and...[Read More] (Bio by: Nan)
Motherhouse of Little Sisters of the Poor, Saint-Pern, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Paul, Henri b. July 3, 1956 d. August 31, 1997
Driver of the car in which British Princess Diana was killed. At the time of the death of Princess Diana, he was an employee of the Hotel Ritz Paris, and was instructed to chauffeur the Mercedes-Benz carrying her, Mr. Dodi Al-Fayed (Diana’s love interest), and Mr. Trevor Rees-Jones (bodyguard for Fayed), while they attempted to elude paparazzi...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Lorient Cemetery, Lorient, Departement du Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Rostopchine, Sophie b. 1799 d. 1874
Children's writer ("les malheurs de Sophie", "les Petites filles modles").
Pluneret Cimetière, Pluneret, Departement du Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Service, Robert W. b. January 16, 1874 d. September 11, 1958
Poet. Author of "The Cremation of Sam McGee", "The Shooting of Dan McGrew". Known as the Bard of the Yukon, he wrote of the Yukon Gold Rush of '88. He also published a volume of WW1 poetry where he served as an ambulance drive and correspondent.
Cause of death: Heart attack
village Cemetery, Lancieux, Departement des Cotes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France
Weygand, Maxime b. January 21, 1867 d. January 28, 1965
French General. A career army officer, he served from 1914 to 1923 as chief of staff to Marshal Foch. In 1920 Weygand directed the defense of Warsaw against the Soviet army and turned the tide of the Russo-Polish War in favor of Poland. He subsequently served France as high commissioner in Syria from 1923 to 1924, chief of the general staff, and commander in the Middle East from 1939 to 1940. In May of 1940, Weygand replaced General Gamelin as supreme Allied commander, but could not avert...[Read More] (Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye)
Cimetiere St-Charles, Morlaix, Departement du Finistere, Bretagne, France

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