Obituary. 
( Am  Jour.  Phavm. 
t      August,  1899. 
Votes  of  thanks  were  extended  to  Senator  Gausewitz  and  Messrs.  Kelly, 
Nelson,  Omlum,  Johnson  and  McCollom  for  their  services  in  the  matter  of  the 
amendment  to  the  pharmacy  law. 
OBITUARY. 
James  M.  Farr,  manager  of  the  New  York  branch  of  the  well-known 
chemical  manufacturing  firm  of  Powers  &  Weightman,  died  at  his  home,  on 
Lexington  Avenue,  in  that  city,  on  June  24th,  after  an  illness  of  about  three 
months. 
The  deceased  was  sixty-seven  years  of  age,  having  been  born  in  Philadelphia 
in  1832.  He  was  the  son  of  John  Farr,  one  of  the  founders  of  the  above-men- 
tioned firm,  and  who  was  identified  with  the  early  manufacture  of  quinine 
products  in  this  country,  having  as  long  ago  as  1826  contributed  an  article  to 
this  Journal,  the  title  of  which  was  "On  the  Extract  of  Quinine."  It  was 
therefore  but  natural  that  the  son  should  take  an  interest  in  this  branch  of 
manufacture,  he  having  aided  very  materially  in  the  progress  made  in  a  com- 
mercial way. 
As  a  young  man  Mr.  Farr  entered  the  employ  of  Powers  &  Weightman  in 
this  city,  going  to  New  York  in  1865.  He  was  associated  with  the  firm  during 
the  remainder  of  his  business  career,  with  the  exception  of  two  years  spent  in 
Europe,  whither  he  went  in  1869. 
Mr.  Farr  is  survived  by  a  widow  and  three  sons. 
He  was  highly  esteemed  by  those  who  knew  him,  and  has  been  spoken  of  as 
"  amiable  and  gentle,  courteous  and  considerate,  upright  and  honorable." 
Professor  Jean-Feux  Jeanjean,  the  Director  of  the  School  of  Pharmacy 
of  Montpellier  (France),  died  on  the  17th  of  May,  after  an  illness  of  some 
months'  duration. 
Professor  Jeanjean  was  born  in  Montpellier  on  January  21,  1829,  and  had 
therefore  attained  the  age  ordinarily  allotted  to  man.  His  education,  which 
was  classical  in  character,  was  obtained  in  the  schools  of  his  native  city. 
Having  early  evinced  a  faculty  for  scientific  study,  in  1852  he  was  chosen  an 
assistant  in  mathematics  in  the  University  of  Montpellier.  In  1853  he  was  pro- 
moted to  the  assistant  professorship  in  the  physical  sciences,  and  in  1859  took 
charge  of  the  course  in  physics.  Meanwhile,  through  the  advice  of  his  uncle, 
the  eminent  chemist  Balard,  he  took  a  course  in  pharmacy,  graduating  in  1857. 
After  several  promotions,  he  became  professor  of  organic  chemistry  at  the 
School  of  Pharmacy  in  1868,  and  in  1894,  in  recognition  of  his  long  services, 
was  chosen  Director  of  that  institution. 
Professor  Jeanjean  made  several  noteworthy  investigations  in  organic  chem- 
istry, and  his  toxicological  researches  brought  him  into  prominence  as  an 
expert  in  questions  of  jurisprudence. 
He  was  connected  with  the  universities  of  Montpellier  for  forty-seven  years, 
and  well  deserved  the  distinguished  honors  of  which  he  was  the  recipient.  In 
1870  he  was  made  an  officer  of  the  Academy,  in  1878,  officer  of  public  instruc- 
tion, and  on  June  10,  1896,  was  made  a  knight  of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  this 
being  the  occasion  of  the  unveiling  of  the  bust  of  his  uncle  Balard  in  the  court- 
yard of  the  School  of  Pharmacy. 
