Paul Janet

Paul Janet, a French author, born in Paris in April, 1823. He is a follower of Cousin, and has been professor at Bourges and Strasburg, and at the lyceum of Louis-le-Grand, Paris. In 1864 he became professor of the history of philosophy at the Sorbonne, and a member of the academy of moral and political sciences, which institution awarded prizes to his La famille (Paris, 1855) and Histoire de la phi-losophie dans l'antiquite et dans les temps mo-dernes (2 vols., 1858). Among his more recent works are Histoire de la science politique (1871), and Problemes du XIXe siecle (1872).

Paul Jean Clays

Paul Jean Clays, a Belgian painter, born in Bruges in 1819. He studied with Gudin in Paris, and has devoted himself chiefly to marine painting. His chief works comprise "The Catarina, Portuguese xebec, disabled, in sight of a French fleet," "The Entrance of Queen Victoria into the Port of Ostend," "The Coast of Flanders," "The Environs of Le Treport," and "The Dike of Ostend."

Paul Joseph Eugene Lacroix

Paul Joseph Eugene Lacroix, a French architect, born in Paris, March 19, 1814, died there in February, 1873. He was a foster brother of Napoleon III., studied in Paris and in Italy, was employed in restoring the town hall of St. Quentin, and as architect of the Elysee (1852) he designed the enlargement of this palace and also that of the Tuileries. He designed the tomb of Pope Adrian V. at Viterbo, a monument to Ney, and many other works.

Paul Le Jeune

Paul Le Jeune, a French missionary, born in 1592, died in Paris, Aug. 7, 1664. He entered the society of Jesus, and acquired reputation as a director. He was rector of the college of Dieppe before he went to Canada, in 1632, as first superior of the Jesuit missions after the country was restored to France. He remained in office till 1639, and was editor of some of the Jesuit " Relations." After his return to France he became procurator of the foreign missions. He wrote a " Ten Days' Retreat" and other pious works.

Paul Rndolf Von Bilgier

Paul Rndolf Von Bilgier, a German chess player, born at Ludwigslust, Sept. 21,1815, died in Berlin in September, 1840. He was a lieutenant in the Prussian army, and retired on account of his health. In 1840 at Berlin he played three games at once with as many different opponents, conducting two of the contests without seeing the boards and men. His Handbuch des Schachspiels (Berlin, 1843), completed and published after his death by his friend Von Ileydebrand von der Lasa (4th ed., Leipsic, 1864), is still the best practical work on that game.

Paul Ulrich Dubuisson

Paul Ulrich Dubuisson, a French author, born in Laval in 1746, guillotined March 23, 1794. He went when young to Paris, and wrote for the stage with small success. He was one of the most jealous of authors, and was accustomed to fill his prefaces with abuse of the contemporary writers who surpassed him, the actors who refused to flatter him, the journalists who jested at him, and the public who neglected him. He went to America, thence to Belgium, and returned to France a few years before the outbreak of 1789. He embraced the cause of the revolution with enthusiasm, became associated with the Jacobin club, and having taken part in the schemes of Hebert, Ronsin, and Anacharsis Clootz, he shared their fate. He published tragedies and comedies, Abrege de la revolution des Etats d' Amerique (1778), and Lettres critiques et politiques sur les colonies et le commerce des miles maritimes de France (Paris, 1785).