LOUIS JOSEPH CéSAR DUCORNET: A LIFE CUT SHORT

Louis Joseph César Ducornet was a brilliant young man with a promising 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 popular figure among his peers, but tragedy would soon overtake him. At the tender age of 23, Ducornet's life was tragically cut