| LC control no. | no2003080601 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Sylbaris, Ludger, 1874-1929 |
| Variant(s) | Cyparis, Louis-Auguste, 1874-1929 Samson, 1874-1929 Sarteret, Raoul, 1874-1929 Cyparis, Eucher, 1874-1929 Bachère, Pierre, 1874-1929 Cyparis, August, 1874-1929 |
| Birth date | 1874-06-01 |
| Death date | 1929 |
| Place of birth | Martinique |
| Affiliation | Barnum and Bailey |
| Found in | Morgan, P. Fire mountain, 2003: p. 5 (the only person to survive Mont Pelee's volcanic eruption) p. 227 (Ludger Sylbaris, b. June 1, 1874 in Martinique, d. 1929; given various names by newsmen and scientists including Louis-Auguste Cyparis, Samson, Raoul Sarteret, Eucher Cyparis, Pierre Bachère) Wikipedia, April 18, 2017 (Ludger Sylbaris; Ludger Sylbaris (born circa 1875--died circa 1929), born either August Cyparis or Louis-Auguste Cyparis, was an Afro-Caribbean man who travelled with the Barnum & Bailey circus; he had become something of an early 20th-century celebrity for being one of the only survivors in the town itself of the devastating volcanic eruption of Mt. Pelée on the French-Caribbean island of Martinique on May 8, 1902; Ludger Sylbaris was the stage name he adopted in later life; he was born either August Cyparis or Louis-Auguste Cyparis, according to varying reports, on the Caribbean island of Martinique) |
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