Figuier

Figuier, LOUIS, writer, was born at Montpellier, 15th February 1819. His first appointment as professor was at the Montpellier school of pharmacy in 1846; seven years later he removed to Paris to occupy a similar post there. Amongst his books are several on the wonders, inventions, and discoveries of modern science and modern industry, a volume on alchemy, and one in defence of the immortality of the soul. Many of these have been translated into English (The Ocean World, The World before the Deluge, The Day after Death, The Vegetable World, Reptiles and Birds, &c.). From 1856 he edited an annual, L'Année Scientifique et Industrielle. He died 8th November 1894.—His wife, JULIETTE BOUSCAREN (1829-79), also made a name for herself by novels and interesting sketches.