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A French professor and economist; born at Lyons, Feb. 28, 1823; died Jan. 24, 1893. His professor in philosophy, the Abbe Noirot, exerted upon him a most important religious and philosophic influence, - one so profound as to be felt in all his writings. He has written: "Critical Exposition of the Ethics of Aristotle" (1847); "Spiritualism in Political Economy" (1859); "Memoirs of a Man of the World" (1861); "The Science of Faith" (1867); "Reflections upon Literature and Philosophy, Morals and Religion" (1881); "The Book of Old Age" (1888); "An Unfortunate Woman" (1890); and many others.