New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
THE DUO DE LOUBAT HONORED.
RECOGNITION BY a FRENCH INSTITUTION
OF HIS WORK FOR THE SCIENCE
OF AMERICANIsM

The Due de Ioubat has Just been elected the
Correspondent Etranger de rAcaaenlie des Inscrlp-
tons Bellies Lettres de TInstitute de France
This IS the first learned body OF the world ana the
honor is given through the Due de Loubat 70 the
science Of 'Amerfcanisul" or the study OF pre-
Columbian records, 10 which the Due de Ioubat
has with great labor and great expense given the
last ten years Of his life The last American 10
hold this position was Professor whitney. OF Yale
The Due de Loubat. who IS q native OF this civ
has been q consistent and liberal benefactor Of
many institutions OF learning both in this country
and Europe. His benefactions include a library
endowment fund OF 311O0 600 Columbia Uni
versity subject 70 annuity Of s8Oo 900 during the
donors life In 1889 he founded the professorshiD
Of pre-ColUmbian America IN Berlin University at
q cost Of 100000 marks. At the international con-
crosses OF Americanists IN Paris he was ALWAYS q
conspicuous figure, receiving the gratuIatlons
Of his fellow AEnericanists for his work in popular
izing American archaeology, pre-Columbian history
and ethnology.
At the close Of the Civil War. when the United
States Government sent special embassy 10 Rus
sa to express the thanks OF the United States for
the good viii the Russian Government had mani
Tested toward the republic during the war Mr
Loubat accompanied the embassy as secretary
In 1866 ne was attached 10 the legation Of WIrten-
berg az Paris and after that tine he received
the cross Of a ChevaLer Of the Legion OF Honor
The Car Of Russia made him q ChevaIer OF the
Order Of St stanislas second class
His gifts 70 the Roman Catholic Church and its
conferred upon him the title OF Cornte de Loubat
In 1888 Pope Leo added the title OF the Due de
Loubat. One Of his gifts was that OF d statue Of
Leo XIII the Catholic University al Washington.
The Due de Loubat's benefactons have been con
fined 70 particular class or sect. however He
founded prizes for the study Of history and arche-
oIogy at the Academies Of Science al Berlin and
Stockholm and at the Academy Of Sciences at Paris
The Due de LOubat has always been interested
especially in the collection Of coins and medals
and has read widely the subject or numisrnatics
About fifteen years ago he published an elaborate
volume upon department Of his researches along
these lines. II called "A Medallic History of
the United States" and consisted Of an account OF
all the medals conferred by the United States Gov
erument since its establishment for eminent ser
vices for courage or galantry-
IN lsS4 ne published volume entitled lie Due ce
Loubat" II autobiography, IN the form OF
documentary evidence, and consisted for the most
part OF reproductions OF various documents re-
Europe from Leo XIII. and officials high in the
governments Of the United States and France.
Most OF these documents expressions Of
thanks for various gifts made by Mr.. Loubat
institutions Of one and another
The Due de Loubat not only made q very valuable
gift TO the University OF Pennsylvania but every
student OF American antiquities. splendid copy
he had made OF the "NaticaR Codex," native
American book made IN Mexico before the conquest
BY the Spaniards. and OF the most interesting
and valuable relics Of pre-Coluoian history extant