French general (1839–1919).
Born February 6th, 1839 in Alençon.
Died August 24th, 1919 at 80 years old in Paris.
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon