A FATEFUL END FOR LOUIS JOSEPH CéSAR DUCORNET

Louis Joseph César Ducornet was a talented young man with a bright future ahead of him. Born in 1827, he quickly displayed an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and excelled in his studies. His kind nature made him a cherished figure among his peers, but tragedy would soon befall him. At the tender age of 23, Ducornet's life was untimely cut short