, 1874-09-14


all Oh account of peaceful obituary.
OBITUARY.
FRANCOIS PIERRE aulLLAUME ouKoT.
This distinguished scholar and statesman, who
had boon for several days lying In a comatoso
condition, and past all hopo Of recovery, died
yesterday. He waa born Oct. 7, 1857,
at Nimcs. Hia father wont to tho
gaillotino during tho Revolution. Young
Guizot took up hiH rost1onco ut Geuevu,
vhero ho acquired familiarity with tho learned
inugnages and tho principal modern tonguos;
und, further, obtatuol An education which his
subsequent career proved to 10 thorough and
extensive. In 1906 ho lnado h1a way to Paris,
with the intention Of studying for the Bar.
Ho aoon abandoned this purpose to accept tho
post OF privnto tutor IN tho family OF one
stapfer, formerly Swiss Minister to Paris. HiH
services in this capacity brought him in contact
with the literary coobritiea Of tho day, and
among othurs with = Milo. Pauline do
Moulan, who who was then editing, dis
creetly ard cautiously u tho tlmos
required, 3 Royallat review called tho
Pu1licfst. During tho prolonged illness Of
Mile. nIoulan, Guzot did much to supply her
placo. aud on lar recovery Lo offered her lis
hand and his moagre fortunes, doubteSs out OF
gratitude for her falling i'll aud giving him tho
opportunity Of distinction. The disparity OF
ngo botwoen tho wooor and woocd WEB con-
sidcrnble, Milo, Moulan hoing 80 snd Gui2ot 25 !;
but the sultor was accepted notwithstanding.
Tie rotations OF tho vito to tho Royalist cas1so
soon involved tie husband On tho same side.
| His first appointment was on tho accosBion Of
Louis XVIII, after Napoleon had heon bnnishod
| to Elba. Tho postiou waa au inconsidarablo
ono, that Of Secretary to tho Minister OF
| tho interior, but 1t gave him a saato
! OF tho ploasuros mud pains of ofiicini }ife of
| which afterwards ho had go largo and varied Ill
experience. He belonged to tho Liborat school
| Of tho Restoration, and followed Louis to Client
on tho escape and return to Franco OF tho Little
| Corporal. He hold Office for. q short
| time In The Cabinet OF tho ncstora-
tion OF 1885, but rosignod It when he found
that he WAS powerloas 10 prevent or to mitigate
tho suGoripgs Of those who fell under tho raerei
| lcaa prescriptions OF his Bourbon master. He
improved his retirement to give shape and powor
to the Liberal party, which, undor his leader-
ship, exorted 8 very marked and bonofi"
cent influence upon tho politics OF tho
nation for more than generation. In 1917 hc
bocamo Councillor OF State, and shortly aitor-
1 WaruH OlEGELUE-N5lE1A1 u k4H AO!Auuuh4 a1lI
Departmental Administration. Flo was driver
from Office in 1920 In consequence Of
political reaction, and did not again be-
como prominent In public affairs until latt
In tho reign Of Charles <. In tho carly years q
this monarohs rule, he was deprived Of all con
| noctiou with the State, aud was eyen forbidden
to lecture as Professor of History, and he move,
really was rcsrorod to full confidence until the
| ~ 1pHn o1ffanr1, ho 1hn,
Of tho Martignho Cabinet. Guizot promptl,
| gave in his allegiance to Louis Ph1lipo,
| and two years later accepted leading Cabinet
position. This Cabinet lastod but row month";
! and vas succeeded by that known as the
Thiors, Brogio, and Guizos Cabinet. Ho
! continued to the eud loalfng meu,-
bor Of Louis Phillipo'a Government. ox.
cept Hhcn noting rs Minister to England
As & member OF the historical Ministry oi
1870 he became known to foreigners, aa ho hat
long been to bis Own counttymen, ha. the most
| distinguished French citlZon attor the King. HI
romained in power until 1913, ia tho meantime
battling with IL. Theirs, soothlng tho people
and propitihting foreign powers.
The policy Of Guizot, during all Of Loui
phil}pe's roIgn. was "poace ut any pricc" AMI
| bis watchword was in tho mouths OF oil tho peo
plo, though sometimes Joined to execrationa o
ita author aud vehement assertions that th
dignity OF Franco had been saorifcod by oowart
for ooward's prico. Thiers resigned onic
In lB40, and 1t waH in tho Sou1t Cabinet, thol
formed, that Guizot maintained his principles a
tho expense Of hiB popularity. while, by til
most delicate negotiations, ho kept hlB countr
from complications abroad and dist.os
at home, He became much involved Il
acAcno tor tho union Of tho Duo do Mont
penBior with tho lnfantR Louisa FerdinandR O
Spain, md In tho oud riskod more tha
it was possible to gain to effect hi
purposo. His connection with this atgal
ID, il not wholly discreditablo, at leas
the moat injudioous act Of his polltlal oarea1
always excepting, OF courao, hia blind diBregnr
Of the popular will, which finally drove bis roya
mastor from tho throne, and retired himaol
permanently to private life.
GuiZot's long mud honorable litorarY labor
oan scarcely be properly troated OF in tho shor
space at our command. They began, before hi
; marriage, with tho publicntion OF dictionary 9
French Hynonyms, which was followed, /
tho yoar 1910, by a revieu Of Fronc
art, aud ~ 1918 by tho "Liyes Of Fsoneh Poeta q
tho Time Of Louis XIV" About the Same tim
: waro published translation Of Gibbon'a "De
oino aud FALL" and tho "Aunals Of Education.
In 1912 he became Professor OF History At Boz
bonno, which place he held, With aonlo involuu
: tary interruptions, enforced By hontilo Govern
. monta, until his State dutios bocamo too onorou
to allow Of 1ls dividing h!a attention. In 1898
when tho Mastignao Ministry lad removed til
J second intordot on his lectures. Il
delivered tho eeries publIahed alnco a
"A Courpe OF ,bodorn History" and "Tho His
tory Of Civilization III Europe" Since lila re
tiromont from public lie ho has cosnpleso
lia "History OF tho English Revolution,
begun during his first rotlremont In 1sa.
! Boiuo Of Ills other notable works aro 'Oornoill
uud Ills rimcs;" Shakespeare aud His Mmea
: "Loyo In Marriage + "Moangea nlographtqu
! ct Llttorairos;" and "La Franco Of Ia Pruaa
, Responsible Dcyant rEuropo," published /
} 1868.
Quixot loat Ills first wlte to whom he waa oyo
tondorly attsolled !u ls27, md yoar attsrwa1
married her niooe, who dlad III 1853.
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