Alexandre Loissac
Alexandre Loissac (died 1793) was a French man who lived in eastern part of Le Louvre, Paris.
Biography
During the French Revolution, Alexandre Loissac had fallen in love with his friend, Arianne. Despite a threatening letter from another woman, Pauline, he was advised by his friend to set a rendezvous at noon in a garden of the Palais-Royal. On the day of his rendezvous, he bought flowers and went to meet Arianne with his bouquet.[1]
Death
While waiting for Arianne, Alexandre stood in front of a solar cannon at the Palais-Royal. Precisely at noon, he saw Arianne but was immediately shot and killed by the cannon. With many witnesses, Loissac's body was seen with a hole through the chest and his face was left surprised. Soon, the French Assassin Arno Dorian came and investigated the crime. After interviewing multiple witnesses and inspecting many locales, he discovered the murder was an accident, setup by Colonel Ludre de Frolois, who wanted to destroy his competitor Gaspard Monge's laboratory in order to win a military science competition.[1]