The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-09
N. JULES STUON DEAD
lie Was En-Prime Minister aud "a Member
of the French Academy.


of the French Academy
PARIS. June S.-M. Jules Francois ST.
mon, the celebrated statesman, life MEM
Der OF the French Senate, member OF the
French Academy. perpetual secretary OF
the Academy OF Moral and Political
Sciences, and formerly Prime Minister OF
France, died to-day. NJ. Simon had been
i'll for fortnight with neurosis OF the
stomach.
Jules Francois Simon Suisse was born
at Lorient (Morbihan). on December 81:
1914. lie renounced his patronymio in 1859
at the Instance OF Victor Cousin, who
said 70 him; Leave on that frightful
Suisse. A man can't become famous with
a name like that"
After studying at small colleges in his
native town and at Nannes he became as
sistant teacher at the Normal School ar
Rennes. on being received as fellow phil
osophy in 1895 he taught that science at
Caen and Versailles.
NJ. Cousin. whose disciple he was. called
him 20 Paris and got him place IN tho
Normal School there. After being sup
Elementary lecturer for philosophy FOR a
succeeded Cousin In the chair OF philos-
ophy at the Sorbonne about the time hc
gave up the name or Suisse.
For the following twelve years he was
known as one OF the chief scholars I'm
his speciality In France. lie was made
a Knight OF the Legion OF Honor in ls!s.
The next year no presented himself as
a candidate OF the Constitutional Left I'm
the Assembly at Lannion. but was de-
feated He was elected from the Cotes-
du-Nord after the revolution Of lsis and
classed himself with the Moderate Left
IN the Assembly. He was appointed a
member OF the Committee on the Cfeani-
zation OF Labor. In March. ls4s. ne was
elected member Of the Council OF state
and resigned his seat as representative
in April lie was left out when Council
was reconstructed on June 18th by tho
legislative Assembly. and retired TO pri-
vate life: devoting himself 20 his lectures
and 10 tho editing OF political philoso-
phical review called la Liberti de PEN
ser" which ne had founded in 1871.
After the coup d'etat his lectures at
the Sorbonne were suspended, as he re"
fused TO take the oath OF allegiance 10 tho
empire He was returned 70 the corps
Legislatif IN 1868, and continued a mem-
ber until the fall OF the empire. lie rank
ea high az an orator. and was the cbies
OF the Republican party
He made himself prominent as an advo-
cate OF free trade. lie had the post or
Minister OF Public Instruction, Public
worship: and Fine Arts In the Govern
ment Of National Defence. Having faiied
OF election in Paris, he got mnlseli sicoe-
ed 20 the National Assembly In ls1 rom
the Department OF the Marne He ciass-
ed himself among the members or the
left and received from Theirs on Feorua'y
n 1871. the portfolio Of Public instrGc-
ZION I'm the Cabinet OF conciEauon. no
retained IL until May. 1873. when ne re-
sumed his seat In the Assembly becoming
the chief OF the Left- ~
We was elected a senator Tor IKE on
December l6. 1915. lie became Premier OK
,ha new ministry which was FORMED IN
r...r,her ls77. holding with the presi-
800, =, the Council the portfolio OF tho
interior He was forceo GUY Va ."o 80
net bv Marshal MacMahon IN NaS, E.''
NJ siron was elected a member OF the
Trsrch Academy In 1875. and the academy
s,ectsd him In 1850 TO the new supreme
We was elected permanent secretary OF
49, Academy OF Moral ana Political
sasarca in lsss His last appearance In
,or,ical life was when he advocated freo
trads 10 no purpose In November. 1871.
THE list OF NJ. Simon's works Is lone
one. Most OF them are On poiitico-econemt.
cal and historical snbjectS& Se< contrIz.
buted largely 70 the reviX W