, 1874-02-11
OBITUARY.


aGicholots nnmo bus become familiar to tho
general American public mainly through Ills
"L'Amour" aud "La Tommo," which were
translated and published III Now York, aud won
great favor by their dolieacy OF sentiment and
beauty Of style, and through hiR charming books
on s'Tle Bird Il 1'Oisoau), and "Tho Insect"
(L'1nsecte). These singular aud brilliant
compcnds Of 6entimcut, science, wild
speculation and fanciful thought, arc not
tho works on which his enduring famo
will rcst. They did not engage his pen till tho
intolcraut Government Of Louis Napoleon made it
impossible for him to continue tile historic labors
which gave him hib renowu and will preserve it.
III his historic works aud 1cctureslo showed him-
self from tho first an ardent and intrepid advocate
OF Democratic principles, and seized every op-
portunity Of propugating tue most liberal po
Iitical ideas. This Democratic propagandism
cost him public place moro than once. Tho
Government of Louis Philippe dismissed him
from the professorship Of History iu tho Col
lego Of France, antl Louis Napoleon, IN 1851,
took AMY bis post in the Archives for refusing
to take the oath OF allegiance, and subsequently,
intordictel his lectures. no WAS good Demo-
crat because Lo was 80 good histo-
riau. When tho now venerable Guizot
accepted tho post of Minister Of the Interior in
1880, under Louis Philippe, and found himself
unable to continue his literary work, he chose
Micllolet, ttou but 50 years Of ago, above all
others, to succeed him In the Chair Of History
il the College Of Franco Whom 20 years Of
age lo lad achieved such brilliant succesa iu his
historical studies tlat ho was made Professor of
History III tho Collage Rollin. MicAolot'H
views Of history arc founded OIL tho German
school, aud, like tho great Vco, whose works lle
has edited, ho regards history rs philosophy
teaching by example. III 1926 lie published liB
first WORK, "Tableaux synchronlqucs def f11lstore
Modorno." After tue revolution of 1880 he
ceiycd tho position Of Chief Of the historical
section OF tho Archives Of France. III
1888 his historical reputation gained him ad-
lnittauco into the College of France aud subso-
quontly into tho Academy of Moral Sciences.
During this period Lo published 'precs do ruis-
toiro Moderuo," which has become c1aBsio, nnd
passed through twenty editious " Introduction
TI{istoiro uniyorselle ~; translation OF Vico,
''Scionza Nuoya =" Historic Romnine, "anl !" a1o-
moires dc Luthor." His groatest work Is tho
f" Historic Ito France" tho first volume Of which
appeared in 1883, and the twelfth volume in
1860. During all this time Le continued his lee-
turcs IN tie College Of France, and, by Lis elo-
| quont mud intrepid exposition Of Democratic
| itleau, filled his looturo-room with thu largest
| A1lu most entAuBlaat1o auulencea tint Atd
| over assembled thorc. These continued
| until tho Interference Of tho Goy-
ornmo,,t OF Louis Philippe. Tho Jesllits
wcro tho objects Of hia cspecial dislike, aud ho
attacked them with unsparing vigor and great
effect, Ills throo books" Des Jesuitos, - Du
| pretre, do Ia Fomnle, ct dc Ia Fanillo," and
"Du peuple "-woro devoted to onslaughts on
tue JcsuitH, against whom ho employed oil tue
resources OF his sarcassn, sentiment. eloquenco,
ana knowledge OF history. &
tn 1877 Tho first volume Of AlB "Hiatoire do IN
Revolution " appeared, and it was tinishod In
1853. Tho "I4es Fommea DO 10 Revolution
| appeared III 1866.
IliH doath, yesterday occurred fifty in
Paris, whcro lo was born, 10 yoars ago,
aud whore tho work OF ILLS life was
dono. Tho porsonal facts of hiB life
arc few. lie was tho gon Of printer, to whose
zealouy caro- lie owed his thorough and costly
education in tho College Ohnrlomagno. lIo WIS
twice married, u1d, gnco hIg Dismissal from tho
Archives by Louis Napoleon, has liycl in the
quiet pursuit Of lis literary tasks. Tho brief
tolegrapnio announcement Of luis death gives no
information Of tho naturo Ut Ais last illuesa.