Victor Noir
Victor Noir (born July 27, 1848 in Attigny , Vosges , † January 11, 1870 in Paris , actually Yvan Salmon ) was a French journalist . Noir was known for the circumstances of his death - he was shot by Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte , a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte - and the political consequences that followed.
death
The fatal encounter with the prince occurred when, as a second to the newspaper publisher Paschal Grousset, he was supposed to negotiate the conditions for a duel with Bonaparte, after Grousset had published a diatribe against Napoleon Bonaparte and the prince had therefore called him a traitor. This led to a dispute, as a result of which Bonaparte drew the revolver and shot Noir.
Over 100,000 people attended the funeral in Neuilly-sur-Seine . Prince Bonaparte's acquittal sparked a storm of public indignation against the already unpopular monarchy, which culminated in several violent demonstrations. In 1891 Victor Noir's body was reburied in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris . The tomb with a statue by the sculptor Jules Dalou became a symbol of fertility because of the clearly visible swelling in the lumbar area.
literature
- France Haut Cour de Justice: Pierre Bonaparte, Meurtre de Victor Noir , 2008, ISBN 978-0559283918
- Peter Stephan: Of Life Dernier Cri. A running and reading book about Paris cemeteries, 1996, ISBN 3-379-01573-3
- Adrian Matthew: The hat of Victor Noir , 1997, ISBN 978-1857025699
Web links
- You know Victor Noir All Saints' Day in Parisian cemeteries
- Enzeklopaedia Britannica Victor Noir (in English)
- New York Times facsimile of the NY Times article on the death and tomb of Victor Noir, December 29, 1889
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Noir, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salmon, Yvan (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Attigny |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1870 |
| Place of death | Paris |