Lucipia, Louis |
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BORN 18 Nov 1843, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique - DIED 21 May 1904, Paris: Hôpital Sainte-Anne, 14e GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Père Lachaise, Rue du Repos 16 (Division 89, ligne 01, D, 18) |
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Louis Lucia studied in Paris. He worked as a journalist for 'Cri du Peuple" and he took part in the Commune of Paris (1871). After the Dominicans of Arcueil were killed by the people he was held responsible and on 17 February 1782 he was sentenced to death. His death sentence was converted to deportation to Caledonia for life on 23 May 1872. He was pardoned on 8 May 1880 and returned to France. He took up journalism again and entered into politics. In 1899 he became the president of the municipal council of Paris, but he was defeated in the elections of 1900. From 1900 to 1904 he was the director of the Villejuif psychiatric asylum. He died in 1904 in Paris. |
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 The grave of Louis Lucipia at Père Lachaise, Paris. Picture by Androom (01 Nov 2022) |
Sources • Baedeker, Karl, Paris et ses Environs, Karl Baedeker Éditeur, Leipzig, 1931 • Louis Lucipia - Wikipédia (FR) |
