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adjunct to M. Thenard in the Faculty of Sciences, then pro- 
fessor of Physics. He was nominated director of the studies 
of the Polytechnic school, when the revolution of 1830 took 
place, and we may add, that the situation was never more 
worthily filled. Affable, kind, indulgent, though firm, to the 
students, they became accustomed to regard him as a father, 
and he, in return, loved them as his children. In 1832, when 
Cuvier was elected to the Academy of Sciences, of which he 
was one of the brightest ornaments, M. Dulong, by the spon- 
taneous,and almost unanimous voice of his colleagues,was called 
to succeed him as perpetual secretary of the physical sciences; 
but his numerous duties, and delicate health, did not long 
permit him to retain these honorable stations. Simple in his 
tastes and habits, his life was passed in the bosom of his 
amiable family, and some devoted friends; and music, at in- 
tervals, was the only recreation which he allowed himself in 
the midst of his important labors. Disinterested, prodigal of 
his councils to young men, thoughtless of self, M. Dulong 
was the type of a true philosopher, and his death left the 
most profound regrets in the memory of all who knew him. 
In him the society and science lost, at the same time, a noble 
heart and fine talent. 
Journal de Pharmacie. 
