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Lachaise

American  
[luh-shez, la-shez] / ləˈʃɛz, laˈʃɛz /

noun

  1. Gaston 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.


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I like the Ménilmontant area of Paris, just north of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, where Jim Morrison of the Doors is buried.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

In 2019, Huster launched a petition to make the case for Molière’s remains to be moved from the Père Lachaise Cemetery, in Paris, to the Panthéon.

From Slate • Jan. 18, 2022

Not as well-known as the largest cemetery in Paris, Père Lachaise, Montparnasse nonetheless has its share of famous literary, artistic and historic dead.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

Fusenot died on a trip to his native France and is buried in Pere Lachaise cemetery, also the resting place of an even more renowned Angeleno, Jim Morrison.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2021

Close by this outburst of fury, at the Père Lachaise, Dombrowski was receiving the last honours.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.