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was in higli repute as a most learned man, and celebrated 
naturalist. The greatest honours were bestowed upon him, 
and he was appointed professor of Greek, of Anatomy, and 
Botany. Though he wrote several Medical Treatises, yet 
he is most distinguished for his Botanical publications. 
The work quoted by Hudson, which came from the press in 
1623 and 1671, was a complete key to the knowledge of 
the day. It was embellished with descriptions and figures 
of new plants, and with collections of the names given by 
the writers who preceded him His zeal, learning, and good 
sense, aided by unwearied industry, contributed greatly to 
the advance of Botany, and was exceeded by none except 
Linnaeus in this department of the science. His book was 
for years considered a standard work, and was constantly 
resorted to by those who wished to become acquainted with 
the characters and habits of the various portions of the 
vegetable world. Forty years were devoted to the com- 
pletion of this publication, and if we wish to ascertain the 
name given by any old writer to a plant, we have only to 
consult Gaspard Bauhin, and there it will be easily dis- 
covered. The chief blemish in his work is a want of order 
and arrangement. He seems to have been reproved by our 
countryman Morison, for placing the Lobelia under a wrong 
genus. He died at Basle in 1624. 
Monnier, Louis William. This writer is less known than 
the others whose works are quoted by Hudson. It seems 
that Louis XV. was anxious to have a correct map of France. 
To accomplish this, M. Cassini de Thury made a Trigono- 
metrical survey of that kingdom, and in 1744, published an 
account of it under the title of “ The Meridian of the Obser- 
vatory of Paris, verified throughout the whole extent of the 
kingdom by new observations, &c.’’ The map was not 
finished by him, but by his son. That the publication might 
be more complete and more interesting, M. le Monnier, a 
celebrated physician and naturalist, inserted what is in fact 
an Appendix to the main treatise, “ Observations on the 
Natural History of the Provinces in the South of France.” 
He was a member of the Eoyal Academy, and made these 
observations in the year 1739. In the page which is marked 
