Ollivier, Aristide |
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BORN 11 Jun 1826, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône - DIED 21 Jun 1851, Montpellier, Hérault CAUSE OF DEATH killed in duel GRAVE LOCATION Montpellier, Hérault: Cimetière St.-Lazare, 2 Rond-point su Souvenir (Section 10, ligne 01, Numéro 01) |
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Aristide Ollivier was the son of Demosthenes Ollivier (1799-1884), an opponent of Napoleon III. His older brother was Émile OIlivier (1825-1913). His mother died when he was still a child. After Émile was appointed commissioner in Paris, he followed him there to become a journalist. He was a convinced republican and politically active. After a false charge of 'illicit association' he was imprisoned in the new Mazas prison. He was released after two months. In 1851 he became editor-in-chief of the leftist newspaper "Le suffrage universelle" in Montpellier. His writings led to conflicts with conservative journalists and eventually to a duel with Fernand de Ginestous, a soldier from the conservative camp. They had never met each other, and they fought with the saber. Ollivier pierced Ginestous. The latter fell, but Ollivier thew himself upon him but he was pierced himself and died immediately. Ginestous was severely wounded but survived. Ollivier was buried at the Cimetière St.-Lazare in Montpellier. A subscription was started for his funeral monument, a bronze statue created by Auguste Préault. His initial tomb was too small for the monument and his remains were transferred to a larger plot in 1859. The bas-relief on his tomb was created by Auguste Bassan. |
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 The grave of Aristide Ollivier at the Cimetière St.-Lazare in Montpellier, Hérault. Picture by Androom (10 Nov 2024) |
Sources • OLLIVIER Aristide – Maitron • MONTPELLIER (34) : cimetière Saint-Lazare - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs |
