Boucher
FRANÇOIS (bö-chã'), a French painter, was born in Paris, Sept.
French painter, was born in Paris, ris, Sept. 29, 1703; studied at Rome, and became a member of the Academy (1734), and painter to Louis XV. (1765). He was an artist of much ability, and equally facile in the production of figure or landtures and drawings is said to have extures and drawings is said to have exings. At his death, May 30, 1770, he ings. At his death, May 30, 1770, he was Director of the French Academy.
BOUCHER DE CRÈVECŒUR DE PERTHES, JACQUES (bö-shā de krāvker de pãrt'), a French anthropologist and writer, born in Réthel, Sept. 10, 1788. Through his father, an active botanist, he came under the notice of Napoleon, and was employed in numerous missions to Italy, Germany, Austria, and Hungary.
From the Restoration he lived at Abbeville and there he died, Aug. 5, 1868. Only his works on the archæology of man are of consequence now. "On the Creation" (5 vols., 1839-1841), already brought him some reputation, but his long investigations on stone weapons and other remains of early human civilization in the Tertiary and older Quaternary Diluvial strata made him famous. Other works of great value are mous. Other works of great value are vols., 1846-1865), and "Antediluvian Man and His Works" (1860).
The first, Shaughraun," "Kerry," and "Colleen Bawn" are the most popular of his works. As a comedian, especially in his own plays, he was highly successful. From 1853 to 1860 he was in the United States, where his popularity was scarcely less than it had been in England. He died in New York City, Sept. 18, 1890. anthropist, born in Philadelphia, May 2, 1740; was President of the Continental ished American patriot and phil- Congress (1782), and first President of distinguished 1740; was President of the Continental Congress (1782), and first President of the American Bible Society (1816-1821).
He wrote "The Second Advent of the Messiah," "The Age of Revelation," a recan Indians with the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. He died in Burlington, N. J., Oct. can Indians with the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. He died in Burlington, N. J., Oct. 24, 1821.