New-York tribune., 1874-09-14
DEATH OF M -GU1ZOT:
CLOSE OF AN EvENrFUL CAREER.

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dence valricher. He will be buried in St. Ouen
Cemetery. The funeral will be strictly private and
unceremonious n accordance with the wishes of the
4 deceased statesman o. .
| Francois Pierre Gullaume Guizot was born at
| Nismes Oct 4, 1857, and had consequently nearly
completed his eightysevenh year at the time Of his
DEATH His protracted life was mostly passed in view
| Of the public and he had attained equal eminence
! in the field of politics. of diplomacy, and Of
letters. From his earliest youth he exhibited the
! grave and serious character which stamped
| so strong an impress Of individuality on
his subsequent career. His talents were less
brilliant than solid; he was remarkable for pro
| found thought rather than for original invention;
| he never AIMED to produce sensation by the dis
play of striking effects but for conscientiousness Of
research weight of argument, veracity Of llustra-
tion and dignity of tone, he had rival among CO.
/ temporary Frenohmen. After the death of his
| father, an eminent lawyer in bis day. who
| perished on the scaffold during the Reign Of
Terror the mother of Guizot retired to Geneva, in
| Switzerland. for the education of her son, who
at that time was in his seventh year. He soon gayo
signs of precocous ability, and devoted himself 10
study especially to that of the languages with equal
zeal and success At the age Of eighteen he repaired
| to Paris where he became private tutor in dis
tinguished family. He was introduced into the
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acquainted with Mile. Pauline de Meulan, to whom
he was married in 1872 although the lady was four
teen years older than himself
His first publication, apart from his contributions
to periodical literature, was Dictionary OF French
| Synonymes" QS09), which was followed by treatise
| on the State of the Fine Arts in France pSlO.
| Lives of the French Poets Of the Age of Louis
XIV (lSlS. and several transatons and annotated
editions of important historical works. In the year
of his marriage, he received the appointment of
Professor of Modern History in the Sorbonne. Upon
the fall Of Napoleon l., he became Secretary to tho
Minister of the Interior, and at attracted notice
by the public documents of which he was the author
He left this office on the return of Napoleon from
Elba but after the restoration OF the Bourbons, was
appointed secretary to the Minister of Justice, d.
Barbi- -Marbois Other offices followed in quick sue
cession and he became of the recognized leaders
| of the party of constitutional monarchy. His
work on Representative Government and the
Present State of France" QSl6), was one
Of the first declarations Of the "Doctrlnare"
school, which admitted in theory the princI
! pie of liberty, 80 far compatible with public
order though without urging It's Immediate reallza-
ton. After the death of the Duke de Berf, Gulzot
again retired from Office. and devoted himself en-
tirely to literary pursuits. His principal works at
this period were "Conspiracies and Political JUS
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State of France (lS9t, History of Representative
| Government lectures delivered at the SorboDne.
| 1822, "Capital Punishment for Political Ohenses"
| 1922 and various historical essays and memoirs.
In 1927 Guizot had the misfortune to lose his wife,
| who had been educated as q Catholic, but Decamea a
Protestant on her deatb-bed. She was the author
of numerous valuable works Of fiction, aud of essays
| ON education and the family. The following year he
married niece of Madame Guzot, who was also
writer of considerable celebrity, bat who died about
| five years after the marriage In 1928 Guizot was
restored to his professorshp in the Sorbonne, from
| which he had been removed during the Villele
Ministry, and in conjunction with Cousin
and Villemain delivered the brilliant courses
| of lectures which were attended With
signal popularity, and cast wide renown on the
ancient university These lectures were subsequently
published, forming the Course OF Modern HIS
tory" QS2S-'3O History of Civilization in Europe
1885, and History of Civilization in France loi5l
At this time he returned TO the Chamber OF
Deputies, where he took decided stand against the
Polignac Ministry, and excited vivid sensation by
his vehement attacks.
Upon the revolution of $780, Guizot drew up tn,
protest of the deputies who still adhered to the King
and his dynasty. He took an active part however
in the reconstruction of the Government, opposed
the claims of Laftte of whose Cabinet he
was a member, and strenuously supported the
party of Casmir-2erier with all the in.
huence of the constitutional monarchists, of whom
he the chief. In connection with Theirs and
De Broglie he formed the Cabinet of 1892 under the
presidency Of Soult in which he was Minister OF
Public Instruction. Upon the dissolution of th,
Cabinet in 1885, after few months passed in retire
ment, he resumed the same post in the Mali Minis
try, but soon became dissatisfied with the plans OF
his colleagues and went over in disgust to the oppO
sitoH.
In 1910. Guizot took the place of NJ. Sebastian. a.
Minister to ST. James. His character was admirably
suited to the English taste. His Protestant faith.
his reputation as writer, his grave manners, and
his social reserve gave him great personal success.
But his policy diplomatist was severely criti-
cised by French statesmen. He recalled after
a few months service, and succeeded NJ. Thien
in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the last Cabinet
of Louis Philippe Formore than seven years, he Wig
orousy sustained the King in his opposition to dem
ocratic reform, until compelled to abandon his post
by the breaking out of the Revolution IN 1913. he
now fled to England and escaped the action of the
Provisional Government During his exile. he re-
sumed his pen and wrote pamphlet
titled Democracy in France $50. discuss
ing the laws of political progress in
modern society. Upon his return to France after
about twelve months absence. he was defeated as
q candidate for the Legislature but combined with
the enemies OF the Republic in favor OF a coalition
of the two monarchical parties. From this time he
employed his leisure in writing political essays, most
of which were republished from the periodicals in
which they first appeared. OF late years Guizot
was more prominent for his discourses before the
Academy, and other public literary bodies, than
for his political writings. In 1861 he pre-
sented the welcome to NJ Lacordaire on bis reception