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Lamar (MIRABEAU d president ville Ga)

MIRABEAU, 2d president ville, Ga., Aug. 16, 1798. He founded a newspaper, devoted to State rights, called the "Columbus Inquirer," and, in 1835, ), szystera totalement of time relation to ve Christianity. d into Tibet in Kampo, who cal, now known th of this king More than a llowed, and in "Second Introto Tibet. For Le power han-embraced mas. In 1890, asa, and at his three immense maedics. The Stated were (1) and (2) simne middle of the eror of China ers--the Dalal and tributary were abbots of in Dubpa near apo in Further s still exercise looked upon En neaven, and en apparitional to Tibet, bat Klat Chareb ANORA, LA.

UINTUS CINan jurist; born 1. 1825. Adhe served two tom Mississimi Eter taking part ate army and ter the war he Economy and versity of Missserveća in both ere he showed The North In Interior, and in Boura Died in 24. president born in Louis- He founded a and, in 1835, an Lerzonnew rice ente tle some (1820 the p Birch and (182 he of LAMARCK removed to Texas, then on the verge of revolution, in which he later took an active part. He distinguished himself at the battle of San Jacinto. He afterward became, successively, attorney-general and secretary of war to the new republic. In 1836 he was elected vicepresident, and in 1838-1841 president. On the outbreak of the Mexican War, as LUCIUS Q. C. LAMAR Major-General, he served at the battle of Monterey under General Scott. He was afterward employed in operations against the Comanche Indians, and United States minister to Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

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He died in Richmond, Tex., Dec. 19, 1859.

LAMARCK (lä-märk'), JEAN BAP- TISTE PIERRE ANTOINE DE DE MONET, CHEVALIER DE, a French naturalist; born in Bazantin, France, France , Aug. 1, 1744. A soldier in his youth, an accident compelled him to relinquish the army. Like many other naturalists, his first study was botany. His first work, the "French Flora," met with great success. Other botanical works soon followed. In 1793 he was appointed to a chair of natural history at the Garden of Plants, and turned to the study of zoölogy. His great and excellent work, the "History of Invertebrate Animals," entitles him to the first rank of zoölogists. As a conchologist his name stands pre-eminent, and the Lamarckian LAMB arrangement of shells is still that of the present day. In his latter days he became blind. He died in Paris, Dec. 18, 1829.

LAMARTINE (lä-mär-tēn'), AL- PHONSE MARIE LOUIS PRAT DE, a French poet and statesman; born in Mâcon, France, Oct. 21, 1790.

Educated at the Jesuit School at Belley he spent some years in traveling, devoting himself chiefly to poetry. "Poetical Musings " (1820), gave him a high place among the poets of the day. In 1820 he married a rich English lady, Eliza Marianna Birch. "New Poetical Musings " (1823), and "Poetical Religious Harmonies" (1828) established his poetic fame, and he was elected member of the French Academy (1830). After the revolution of July he traveled in the East, and on his return published "Journey in the East" (1835). During his absence he had been elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and thenceforward was active in politics. In 1847 he published his "History of the Girondins."

After the February revolution of 1848 he became minister of foreign affairs in the provisional government. After the insurrection of June, 1848, he lost his popularity, and in 1851 withdrew from public life. He was latterly much impoverished, and was voted an annuity in 1867. Among his later works are: "History of the Restoration," "History of Turkey," "History of Russia ,' "Shakespeare and His Work," "Life of the Tasso," etc. His "Memoirs" appeared in 1871. He died in Paris, March 1, 1869.