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ration, he was famed for his portentous loans. The Baron is Grand Cros3 of 
the Legion of Houour, and it is needless perhaps to say that he is decorated 
with many foreign orders. The aid of such a man is most desirable, and his 
great influence has been uniformly employed in behalf of this and kindred 
associations. 
It would be unjust to pass over the name of Count D’ Epr ernes nil, who is a 
thoroughly scientific cultivator, as well as an indefatigable promoter of every 
branch of acclimatization ; lie is at present General Secretary. 
M. Moquin-Tandon (Horace-Benedict-xllfred Moquin-Tandon), one of the 
most distinguished savans in France. He was born at Montpellier (Herault), 
Majr 7th, 1804, studied Natural Science under Duval and Auguste de Saint- 
Hilaire, was made Docteur-es-Sciences at 22, M.D. two years later, and occu¬ 
pied successively the Chair of Physiology at Marseilles, and that of Botany 
at Toulouse. For twelve years he was Secretary of the Faculty of Sciences at 
Toulouse, and was for three years Dean. At the same time he had the direction 
of the Garden of Plants in that city, where he exercised his functions for the long 
space of twenty years. In 1850 he was sent on a Government expedition to Cor¬ 
sica, after which he published the ‘ Flora of Corsica.’ In 1853 he succeeded to 
Bichardas Professor of Natural History of the Faculty of Medicine in Paris ; 
soon afterwards he became Director of the Jardin des Plantes—the ensuing year 
he was elected to the Institute : he has been Member of the Legion of Honour 
since 1843. M. Moquin-Tandon has specially devoted himself to Botany. His 
published works are numerous ; in 1860 appeared his ‘ Elements of Medical 
Zoology,’ and ‘ Elements of Medical Botany.’ To him has been paid the grace¬ 
ful compliment that he is as much distinguished for his agreeable manner as 
for his severe and technical erudition.* 
M. Guerin-Meneville (Felix-Edouard) was born at Toulon, October 10th, 
1799. He has devoted himself through life to the study of Natural History, 
and has lately been distinguished for his introduction and cultivation of the 
silkworm ; he has written many elaborate papers on the subject. He has 
from time to time been sent by the Government on scientific expeditions, 
particularly to Algeria. He has laboured, often successfully, to destroy the 
disease that is so fatal to the silkworm, on which point he has submitted 
various theories and practical suggestions ; some of his recommendations have 
been already carried out. A mere paragraph will scarcely convey the great 
commercial value of such speculations. 
* Since the above was in type—“ The sudden death of Professor Moquin-Tandon is an¬ 
nounced. His death resulted from disease of the heart. He had for some time past suffered 
from symptoms of cardiac disease; hut he shunned auscultation, and would not even allow 
his pulse to be felt. On the Monday, he was, as usual, in his place at the Institute; and on 
Tuesday, after presenting a paper at the Academy of Medicine, passed the evening with an 
illustrious and savant General, and returned home in his usual health. He had scarcely 
fallen asleep when he was awakened by a pain in the region of the heart, and then suddenly 
expired. M. Moquin-Tandon was fifty-nine years of age. He succeeded Achille Richard in 
the Chair of Botany and Natural History at the Faculty of Medicine of Paris, and was 
member of the Institute and of the Academy of Medicine. At the time of his death he was 
engaged in finishing a work on which he had bestowed much pains,'—‘The Natural History 
of the Sea,’ which will be shortly published. M. Moquin-Tandon was not alone a man of 
science; he was distinguished for his literary abilities, and by his affability; and the charm 
of his wit had gained for himself the hearts of very many friends. Consequently, as we 
read, an immense assembly attended his funeral. The Academy of Medicine, the Faculty 
of Medicine, the Zoological Society, the Society for the Protection of Animals, and many 
other charitable societies, were represented by deputation. He left a distinct order that no 
oration should be given over his grave. The eloquent voice of M. Coquerel, minister of the 
reformed religion, was alone heard in the cemetery. M. Coquerel dw 7 elt especially on the 
eminently religious character of the deceased, and showed that, amidst all his scientific 
labours, M. Moquin-Tandon had found time to write in defence of his religion—the re¬ 
formed.”— British Metical Journal, April 25, 1831. 
