もっと詳しく

the source (Mullié) says he died of a sudden ("lightning-fast") stroke – "frappé d’une apoplexie foudroyante" – not that he died after being struck by lightning


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== Death ==
 
== Death ==
After being relieved of duty by ordinance in 1824, Joseph Léopold Hugo retired to his residence in [[Blois]] at the age of 51. On January 29th, 1828, Hugo was struck by lightning and died; his body was interred in the [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]] in Paris.
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After being relieved of duty by ordinance in 1824, Joseph Léopold Hugo retired to his residence in [[Blois]] at the age of 51. On January 29th, 1828, Hugo suffered a stroke and died; his body was interred in the [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]] in Paris.
   
 
== Publications ==
 
== Publications ==