LOUIS JOSEPH CéSAR DUCORNET: A LIFE CUT SHORT

Louis Joseph César Ducornet was a gifted young man with a promising future ahead of him. Born in 1819, he quickly displayed an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and shone in his studies. His gentle nature made him a popular figure among his peers, but tragedy would soon befall him. At the tender age of 23, Ducornet's life was untimely cut short.