LIFE OF ELIE METCHNIKOFF 27 



cature newspaper which was very well known at the 

 time. The Nevahovitch family produced no men of 

 science. Metchnikofi himself considered that he had 

 inherited his mother's disposition and turn of mind. 

 In any case, his ancestors on both sides included 

 talented individuals, from whom he may have 

 inherited his gifts and his innate taste for science. 



