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he never lost his tenderness of heart. Madame Berthelot, it may be said, 

 was all in all to him. He had often said that if she died he would not 

 long survive her. But no one thought his prophecy would he realized 

 so suddenly. His death is a great loss for the scientific world and for 

 France, hut it is a still greater loss for his friends. 



Berthelot had a good heart in other circles than those 

 of his own family. Although the most influential man 

 of science in France, he greatly appreciated and aided 

 the work of others. As an example of his goodness, it 

 may be stated, en passant, that he presented over forty 

 of the author's memoirs to the Academic des Sciences, 

 all of which have been published in the Comptes Rendus 

 de I' Academic des Sciences. Dozens, yea hundreds, of 

 scientists owe Berthelot a deep debt of gratitude. 



His public works will best attest his fame, 

 Whilst private worth adds value to his name. 



Most of the honours awarded to men of science were 

 bestowed upon Berthelot : besides these he was a Grand- 

 Croix de la Legion d'Honneur (an order founded by 

 Napoleon I.) ; Grand-Croix de 1'Ordre Royal de Charles 

 III. of Spain ; Grand-Croix de 1'Ordre Royal de 1'Etoile 

 de Roumanie ; and he possessed other orders. Berthelot 

 was made a senator for life. Life members of the French 

 Senat are now fast dying out, and will become as extinct 

 as the dodo. 



Berthelot commenced his career in 1851 eight days 

 before Louis Napoleon overthrew the Constitution by 

 a coup d'etat, and to commemorate the fiftieth anni- 



