Cemetery in the French Riviera
Cimetière du Grand Jas
View of the cemetery with the family von Derwies' chapel
Established 1866 Location Country France Size 9 hectares (22 acres)
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Cimetière du Grand Jas
The Cimetière du Grand Jas (Grand Jas Cemetery) is located at 205 avenue de Grasse in
Cannes on the
French Riviera . The nine hectare terraced cemetery began operations in 1866 and is known for its landscaped architecture with rich floral decorations and statuary.
Its "English square", or Cimetière Anglais , is the final resting place for a number of
English people who made Cannes their home. It is dominated by the statue of
Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux who played a major role in building the city. The cemetery contains one
Commonwealth war grave , of a World War I officer of the
King's Royal Rifle Corps .
[1]
Notable interments
Augustus Anson (1835–1877),
Victoria Cross recipient
[2] and former British member of parliament
Henry Peter Brougham (1778–1868), British lawyer, statesman, builder of Cannes
Eugène Brieux (1858–1932), dramatist
Jorge Cuevas Bartholín (1885–1961), American ballet school founder, husband of
Margaret Rockefeller Strong de Larraín, Marquesa de Cuevas
John Francis Campbell (1821–1885), Scottish author and scholar
Martine Carol (1922–1967), actress
Jean Gabriel Domergue (1889–1962), painter, poster artist
Henry Eeles Dresser (1838–1915), ornithologist and author
Ernest Duchesne (1874–1912), medical scientist
Peter Carl Fabergé (1846–1920), Russian jewellery designer
[3]
Nancy Fish (1850–1927), English socialite, second wife of
P. T. Barnum
Georges Guétary (1915–1997), singer, actor
Olga Khoklova (1891–1955), Russian ballerina (
Picasso 's first wife)
Apo Lazaridès (1925–1998), champion cyclist
Klaus Mann (1906–1949), German writer. Son of writer Thomas Mann.
Prosper Mérimée 's tomb
Prosper Mérimée (1803–1870), writer
Jacques Monod (1910–1976), biochemist, Nobel Prize winner
Marquis de Morès (1858–1896), adventurer
Arthur Frederick Pickard (1844–1880),
Victoria Cross recipient.
[2]
Lily Pons (1898–1976), opera singer
Emmanuel Signoret (1872–1900), poet
John Fitzwilliam Stairs (1848–1904), Canadian entrepreneur and statesman
Marcel Thil (1904–1968), world boxing champion
Paul von Thurn und Taxis , aka Paul de Fels (1843–1879), Impresario and former Aide-de-Camp of
Ludwig II of Bavaria
Laurent Vianay (1843–1928), architect
William Bonaparte Wyse (1826–1892), Irish poet, entomologist
References
43°33′36″N 7°0′12″E / 43.56000°N 7.00333°E / 43.56000; 7.00333
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