vn LAMARCK, HIS LIFE AND WORK 
meetings from 4 vendémiaire, l’an IIL., until 4 vendé- 
miaire, l’an IV., are each written in his bold, legible 
handwriting or signed by him. He signed his name 
Lamarck, this period being that of the first republic. 
Afterwards, in the records, his name is written De 
Lamarck. We was succeeded by E. Geoffroy St. 
Hilaire, who signed himself plain Geoffroy. 
In 1802 he acted as treasurer of the Assembly, and 
again for a period of six years, until and including 
1811, when he resigned, the reason given being: “ Il 
s’occupe depuis six ans et que ses travaux et son age 
lui rendent penibles.” 
Lamarck was extremely regular in his attendance 
at these meetings. From 1793 until 1818 he rarely, 
if ever, missed a meeting. We have only observed in 
the records of this long period the absence of his 
name on two or three occasions from the list of those 
present. During 1818 and the following year it was 
his blindness which probably prevented his regular 
attendance. July 15, 1818, he was present, and pre- 
sented the fifth volume of his Anzmaux sans Verte- 
bres; and August 31, 1819, he was present * and laid 
before the Assembly the sixth volume of the same 
great work. 
From the observations of the records we infer that 
* His attendance this year was infrequent. July 10, 1820, he was 
present and made a report relative to madrepores and molluscs. In 
the summer of 1821 he attended several of the meetings. August 7. 
1821, he was present, and referred to the collection of shells of Struthi- 
olaria. He was present May 23d and June gth, when it was voted that 
he should enjoy the garden of the house he occupied and that a cham- 
ber should be added to his lodgings. He was frequent in attendance 
this year, especially during the summer months. He attended a few 
meetings at intervals in 1822, 1823, and only twice in 1824. 
At a meeting held April 19, 1825, he was present, and, stating that 
