LOUIS JOSEPH CéSAR DUCORNET: A LIFE CUT SHORT

Louis Joseph César Ducornet was a talented young man with a bright future ahead of him. Born in 1823, he quickly displayed an insatiable desire for knowledge and excelled in his studies. His kind nature made him a popular figure among his peers, but tragedy would soon befall him. At the tender age of 25, Ducornet's life was untimely cut short. Th