Paul-Henri Nargeolet
Paul-Henri Nargeolet (French pronunciation: [pɔl ɑ̃ʁi naʁʒɔlɛ]; 2 March 1946 – 18 June 2023)[3]: 1 [1][4] was a French deep sea explorer and Titanic expert. Known as "Mr. Titanic",[2] Nargeolet was one of five people who died aboard the submersible Titan when it imploded on 18 June 2023 near the wreck of the Titanic.[5]
Paul-Henri Nargeolet
2 March 1946
18 June 2023 (aged 77)
- Anne Sarraz-Bournet
France
1964–1986
Early life[edit]
Nargeolet was born on 2 March 1946 in Chamonix in the French department of Haute-Savoie.[3]: 1 He lived in Casablanca, Morocco, for 13 years[6] before relocating to Paris to complete his studies at the age of 16.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Nargeolet had two daughters, Chloé and Sidonie; a son, Julien; a stepson, John Nathaniel Paschall; and four grandsons. His wife Michele Marsh, an Emmy Award-winning American television reporter, died in 2017.[16][17][18]
Later, as a result of his Titanic work, Nargeolet re-established contact with a childhood friend, Anne Sarraz-Bournet, who became his second wife.[6][1]
At the time of his death, Nargeolet lived in Pawling in New York,[19] having moved there in 2022.
In March 2024, eight months after his death, Nargeolet's house went up for sale for $1.7 million, having previously purchased it at $1.5 million.[20]