His mother , Elisabeth - Fanny Willm , died at the age of thirty - one , and he was raised by his maternal grandmother .
Richard - Willm was born in south - western France in the city of Bayonne .
Richard - Willm 's mother , Elisabeth - Fanny Willm , died at the age of thirty - one , and he was raised by his maternal grandmother .
Richard - Willm was born in south - western France in the city of Bayonne .