1 82 EMINENT FAMILIES. 



As this is a very unusual average, and as it is known that 

 there were a number of other Carpzovs than those detailed in the 

 Encyclopedia Britannica, it is only reasonable to suppose that the 

 less eminent members of the family were those who were born 

 during their fathers' early lives. Simon Carpzov, the founder 

 of the family, was descended from a Spanish family by the name 

 of Carpezano which was driven out of Spain by religious perse- 

 cution early in the sixteenth century. 



THE CARNOT FAMILY. 



This is a family of French statesmen, the last of whom was 

 president of the French Republic, and was assassinated in 1894. 

 The average father's age for the six individuals is 39 years. It 

 will be noticed that the line of eminence continues from that son 

 of Claude Carnot (1719) [48], who in his turn had a son, Lazarre 

 H. Carnot (1801) [48], born in late life. If we take the average 

 of the line that continues to the president, we find it to be 41 years. 



Claude (1719) [48] 



Lazarre Hippolyte (1801) [48] 

 SadiN. L. (1837) [36] 



THE BERNOUILLI FAMILY. 



This is a French family of famous mathematicians. It begins 

 with three brothers, in which we have the surprising difference in 



