Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-07-16

| ed all tina, eruditon and learning which had OBJ
| tanned for him what we believe is without prece-
dent. seat in the three academies of the nsfitut
of France.
| Culver had married the widow of the natural
ist Duvancel, aud had by her three children, two
sons and daughter; none Of them survive their
parent. His daughter died only few years ago,
and was considered as the NEST accomplished and
most lovely ornament of the society in which she
moved. 1t was at this period that he discontinue
ed his lectures on comparative anatomy, and he
| never totally recovered the shock which he ex-
perienced on that occasion. The reunions at Gu
vier's house was held on Saturday evenings,
and were centeriUg point for naturalists OF all
nations, who having been once admitted, requir-
ed only to make their appearance. that their ar
rival in Paris should be generally known.
Cuvier founded the Museum Of Comparative
Anatomy, and was extremely liberal IN giving
strangers access to its treasures, until some gen.
tleman of our sister isle thought proper to remove
those parts which were preserved Of the cee-
brated Hottent0t Venus; and after that he be-
came distrustful Of students from this country.
In visiting strangers we're shown through Sc
ries of from six to seven small apartments, which
were SO many libraries, each having chair and
table loaded with periodicals and prints.
The last but one was the room for the prepare
tons Immediately wanted, or making under his
eye, and was kept at high temperature. The
next room was his study, in which he walked
about behind desk that nearly traversed the
room, and was covered with separate iolins Of pa
per; so that, when examining one animal, he
could put the results of the examination of the
differentsystems down in their appropriateplaces:
aud the same method was applied to other sub
jects of enquiry or of composition. Culver. on
account of the many unsrateful Offices which he
filled in turn, had many enemies; but the most
inveterate Of these could never cease to admire
the simplicity AMI honesty which characte rized
his truly great mind.
His political regeneration has been alluded to
in terms Of reproach; but considering the oppor-
tunities which he had, and the ambition which he
showed for scientific fame. by the immensely of
his labors, we must almost say that his pride was
entirely concentrated in the latter Among 9TH
err public situations which the baron filled, we
find him a member of the council of public in
struction, councillor of state, minister Of TO-
reign worships, censor of public writings, and
after the revolution of 1880 peer Of France
His great work on Fishes, which has always been
favOrite undertaking with him, aud which has
proceeded as far as the sixth volume, will no
doubt be terminated by his coadjutor, NJ. Vaen-
ciennes. He was born at Montheliard, in 1869;
aud is said to have died Of a paralytic affection
of the Gsophagus. His body was examined by
several of the most eminent pathologsts of the
present day, and his brain IS said to have pre-
sented mass of extraordinary volumn weighing
A lbs. ISL ozs. Psychologists will treasure up
the evidence of his great intellectual capabilities
and an admiriug posterity must ever appreciate
the splendid achievements which he has effected
in science, and the means of improvement which
he has thus left to future generations.