Early Life, Family and Training Victor Orsel was born on 25 May 1795 in Oullins, France, into a merchant family from the Dauphiné region. His upbringing was shaped by the industrious atmosphere of Lyon, where his father, Jacques Orsel, worked as a gauze manufacturer. Life in the household was shared with three brothers: André-Jacques, Jean, and Pierre Jean-Jacques. While his siblings would eventually find their own paths in civic lead…