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fessor of chemistry for the Philotechnic Association, which gave free 

 instruction to the workmen of Paris. For twenty years he was pro- 

 fessor on the faculty of sciences at the University of Nancy, which 

 conferred upon him the office of dean. During this period he was 

 also professor of agriculture at the National School of Forestry. 

 When he left Nancy to locate in Paris he was called to the chair of 

 agriculture in the National School of Arts and Trades, retaining this 

 position until a year ago. 



As a writer he was unusually prolific, having a very long list of 

 reports and articles to his credit. No author's name has appeared so 

 frequently as his in this journal. His articles were in part reports 

 of his studies and in part popular accounts of the work of others and 

 their applications in practice. He covered a wide range both in his 

 studies and in his writings — fertilizers, soils, climatic influences, the 

 manuring and culture of crops, the physiological functions of plants 

 and animals, the feeding of live stock, methods of analysis and of 

 investigation, statistics, and the nutrition of man were all within 

 the purview of his wide activity. In 1879 he published a book on the 

 nutrition of plants, in 1893 one on animal nutrition, and in the same 

 year a popular work on the use of fertilizers and manures. 



Few men have been more active or successful in the popularization 

 of agricultural science and in bringing its teachings into practice. 

 As far back as 1861 when the Temps was founded, he became its 

 agricultural editor and served in that capacit}^ for a long series of 

 years. In 1867 he began contributing to the Journal d'' Agriculture 

 Pratique, and in 1893 he was made its editor in chief. Under his 

 direction this journal became known throughout the world as an 

 accurate and reliable source of information. 



Grandeau was a natural leader in agricultural affairs, who was 

 turned to in connection with large public enterprises. He arranged 

 for and directed the International Congress of Experiment Stations 

 in 1881 and 1882, and prepared a report on the latter gathering. In 

 addition to the proceedings, this report contained a large amount of 

 statistical information regarding the histor}', organization, work, 

 and publications of the experiment stations throughout the world, 

 together with articles on special subjects in agricultural science. He 

 was reporter for the international jury on agronomy and agricultural 

 statistics at the Paris Exposition of 1889, and likewise for the inter- 

 national jury on agriculture and horticulture at the exposition of 

 1900, publishing voluminous and valuable reports on each occasion. 



To him was also assigned the task of preparing the general report 

 on agriculture at the Paris Exposition of 1900. This he made a com- 

 prehensive review of the agriculture and the agricultural institutions 

 of the world at the close of the nineteenth century, a work of four 

 large volumes. This was the last great accomplishment of his life 



