Ernest Cognacq Commander Légion d'H
The name Ernest Cognacq is not the first name listed on the monument.
The monument is in Passy cemetery, Paris, Paris, France.
There are 0 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
Ernest Cognacq was buried in 1928. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
Ernest Cognacq age is given as 89.
Ernest Cognacq birth is given as 1839.
Ernest Cognacq is listed on the GPR grave numbered 272828.
Ernest Cognacq is listed as the husband of Marie-louise Cognacq on the grave monument.
Ernest Cognacq has the record number 584879 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 19 December 2012
There are images available for the monument listing Ernest Cognacq (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against Ernest Cognacq record:
Ernest grew up in poverty following the death of his father; and became a shop assistant in Paris; and finally the co-founder of 'La Samaritaine' department store. With his wife; he was a noted philanthropist and art collector; and their collection today is housed in the Cognacq-Jay museum in central Paris.