Mirmont, Jean de la Ville de
(1886–1914)
Mirmont, Jean de la Ville deMirmont, Jean VilleJean Ville Mirmont (B * BORDEAUX, 1886 – D † VERNEUIL-EN-CHAMPAGNE (LE CHEMIN DES DAMES, WWI FRONT), 1914) A frail, sickly child, who almost lost his eyesight, he was withdrawn from lycée because of his health. He watched life through the stained glass windows of the Catholic school infirmary where he convalesced, and he even attempted suicide by drinking an inkwell. Educated as a law student, his first love was poetry. Despite his short lifespan…