Victor Noir
Victor Noir was a French journalist and political activist who became a symbol of the struggle for freedom of the press and expression in the 19th century. His death in 1870, resulting from a duel with a royalist, turned him into a martyr for the republican cause. Noir's tomb in Père Lachaise Cemetery, adorned with a striking bronze effigy, has drawn attention for a peculiar tradition wherein visitors rub a specific area of the statue for supposed fertility luck, making it one of the most visited monuments in Paris.
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| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Ireland | 1 | 5.00 | 0.06% | +0% | 5,030,000 | 2,837 | $5,100 | 3$ |
| Totals | 1 | 5,030,000 | 2,837 | $5,100 | 3$ |
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Victor Noir is celebrated in bronze on his tomb in Père Lachaise Cemetery, where it is said that rubbing his crotch promotes fertility.
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