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Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche (26 May 1886 – 15 April 1912) was a Paris-educated Haitian engineer. He was the only passenger of known African ancestry on the ill-fated voyage of the .〔 〕〔 "(Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche )" (2014) ''Encyclopedia Titanica'' (ref: #486, accessed 1 March 2014)〕〔 〕 He put his pregnant French wife and their two daughters onto a lifeboat; they survived, but he did not.〔 Joseph's daughter, Louise Laroche (2 July 1910 – 28 January 1998) was one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' on April 15, 1912. ''LaRoche'', a three-act opera by Atlanta composer Sharon J. Willis is based on his life and was part of the 2003 National Black Arts Festival, premiering at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center on July 18 of that year. 〔〔 〕 ==Early life== At the age of 15, Joseph was sent to Beauvais, France to study. After graduating with an engineering degree, he married a French woman named Juliette Lafargue.〔 However, he was unable to find work matching his qualifications due to the color of his skin in a racist society.〔 Tired of living off of his wine seller father-in-law, he decided to return to Haiti with his growing family. His uncle, Cincinnatus Leconte, the President of Haiti,〔 arranged a job for him as a math teacher. Simonne Marie Anne Andrée Laroche was born in Paris, France, 1909;〔 followed by her sister, Louise Laroche, born on 2 July 1910. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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