New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-06
TIE LATE OCrAVE DELEPIERRE.

A rAMors SCHOLAR, AND ARDENT LOvFR OF BOOKS.
Tgoia The london DAILY Ne,cs. Au0ust %.
Literature has lost one of its most ardent
vOtaries IA the person OF o ave Dclepcr,c VINO died
ripe years aud rich IN hOnors on the *, as gently
ana peaccahly he had lived. NJ. Deepierre The son
OF JOsepn Deeperre twhO ir n1ny years hed ths re-
Die important post of Reccveur General OF the
province OF West Flandersl. was born az Bnges on me
il of March. lsO2 AMER having competed MS cour
aud obtained the degree of doctor az avs, ne WAS APP
pointed To- the keepers o. the archives ~ 'us province
OF West Flanders. ~ ms NAIVE clN OF hIuses.
HIS methodcal mind combined with an extraordinary
power for WORK, quickly DIolsht or.I INTO 'e cnaos
bracng they did the whole Of the classical as well a
the old and modern Romanic iiietaiures HIS knowi-
edge lndg ment and taste especially matters aFper
tanning French literature, were unrvalled and those
who were IN The habit of consulting INN on those and
similar topics (and tney were not levy VIII greatly
mrs his sure guidance
81 his claims 10 promotion on the part of the then
Prime Minister. Octave Deieierre made tine acquanI-
ance Of late n. Van De Viewer which was destined 10
rIpen INTO lifelong fliendsip, aud 10 change The whole
course of MS after lie. NJ Van oe Weyer, WIN the
penetration of the scholar, OF The man OF The world ana
OF the statesman, recognized qualities M Octave lie
perre fitting him for wider than Belgium mad To
oier lie Induced Ian in ls44 to exchange Begun FOR
England appointed HIM one Oi Ills SECRETARIES ~ legh-
ton and On the death of the then Belgian .nsul OBJ
famed for MN The vacant post The removal from the
sleepy atmosphere of the Belgian provincial town
considered by Octave Delepierre Que OF
the most happy events IN his lite, and he
was not long In making himself thoroughly
nj home ia the cougeuIal new sphere. He soon b.
came great iavoriie 10 s0cial ana literary Lon,
don circles. where his strkingly handsomeperson and
digned department tailed 10 impress those pres
ent. Ills saloL," Win It's sunday evening recep-
tOns was years quite feature OF London iie and
admission 10 II eagerly sought BY Lnglish and
foreign aud of literary, hrtsilc and social
distinction NJ. Van de Weycr never tagged In his at
tahmcnt 10 NJ Deepcrre. and was rarely seen Ia pub
lie without his UdUs Achdtes aud beyond all doubt
The attachment reciprocal and NJ Delepierre never
recovered the shock given hun by the death OF his
friend In prOof OF this II should be stated that he
tfectcd 10 NJ Van dc Meyer's Derory n.Onunen-
t,im ere pereRntus by the publication OF the works
OF i. latter with intrOduc ions and AnDOtatiOns.
But m spite OF all the numerous Omeiai anu social
claims N. Deepierrcs time zoe never abandoned his
studies and constant visitors ~ the rcadiugr0om OF
thu British Museum Will always r'Inrnber the regular
appearance OF hs venerable aud wel-kuOwn iOru All
his greatest aud most mature works were produced
whilst be resided ia En- gland bun have ony space
10 mention his "MaccarODeana," his " CentOniana,"
aud his works the literaase OF Madmen, on Par
odes" aud on Hell y all standard works ON The SUD
feels which they relate and all esidencng the most
panslakng research. Ii need hardly be said that the
majority OF NJ Del eperre's works caviare 10 the
rnuttude but are greatly appreciated by scholars
wants ana bbiOphiles. The fOles Of man, his mental
and moral aberratons siagusrtes OF teratufe. eng
MAE u life and manners, aud The ke had sfapge las
enaion for mind, aud were treated by him IN pref