Victor Noir
Victor Noir | |
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Illustration of Noir, 1900 | |
| Born | Yvan Salmon 27 July 1848 Attigny, Vosges, France |
| Died | 11 January 1870 (aged 21) Auteuil, Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Yvan Salmon (27 July 1848 – 11 January 1870), known by his pen name Victor Noir, was a French journalist. After he was shot and killed by Prince Pierre Bonaparte, a cousin of the French Emperor Napoleon III (r. 1852–1870), Noir became a symbol of opposition to the imperial regime. His tomb in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris has become a fertility symbol.