| 单词 | French Academy |
| 例句 | He sees beautiful paintings at the Louvre, at the Musee du Luxembourg, and at the Salon, the French Academy’s annual exhibition of “living masters” of the current art world. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And he decamped for Rome once again, becoming the director of the French Academy. Art Review: ?Ingres at the Morgan,? Drawings and Letters - Review 2011-09-08T22:20:27Z International Rock Comes to Villa Medici in Rome The Villa Aperta music festival at the French Academy brings international pop, electro and rock music to the 16th-century Villa Medici in Rome through Saturday. In Transit Blog: International Rock Comes to Villa Medici in Rome 2012-06-01T22:09:28Z The French Academy awarded him its grand prize for poetry in 1981, and in 1987 he was awarded the Goncourt Prize for Poetry. Yves Bonnefoy, Pre-Eminent French Poet, Dies at 93 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z In January 1839, when Daguerre declared his invention to the French Academy of Sciences, he was heralded as a scientist of almost miraculous power. Capturing the Light by Roger Watson and Helen Rappaport – review 2013-04-21T11:00:02Z Threatened with arrest for his political activities, he fled to France, where he was elected to the French Academy of Sciences and awarded the Légion d'Honneur. Descartes letter found by web surfer heads home to France 2010-06-22T15:04:00Z On January 9, 1839, the French Academy of Sciences announced the Daguerreotype process. Send us your pictures 2011-08-19T09:57:00Z His death, at the American Hospital there, was confirmed on Tuesday by the French Academy of Fine Arts. Pierre Cardin, Designer to the Famous and Merchant to the Masses, Dies at 98 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z But the museum did have a number of deteriorating 19th-century paintings in the French Academy style that do not have the same cachet of Post Impressionist art. Showtime at the Musée d’Orsay: Watching Varnish Dry 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The French Academy of Fine Arts announced Cardin’s death in a tweet. French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dead at 98 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z It’s a 16th-century castle that belonged to the Medici family before eventually becoming the French Academy. | Away She Goes 2014-03-14T13:28:54Z To settle the scientific battle, the French Academy of Sciences sponsored a contest for the best experiment to prove or disprove spontaneous generation. Louis Pasteur's work still saves lives 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Prominent people — even members of the French Academy, the institution charged with protecting the French language — make spelling mistakes, said Mr. Rouart, a member of the academy since 1997. A Socialite, a Gardener, a Message in Blood: The Murder That Still Grips France 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z His death was announced by the French Academy of Fine Arts. Pierre Cardin, designer who transformed fashion in 1960s, dies at 98 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Whether in top schools, companies, government administration or at the French Academy, control often rests with a small, established group — overwhelmingly older, white men — that rewards like-minded friends and effectively blocks newcomers. Pedophile Scandal Can’t Crack the Closed Circles of Literary France 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, the French Academy of Sciences called for raising the annual public science budget far faster, reaching 1% of GDP within 5 years. French science bill promises boost to public R&D 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z The French Academy of Sciences acknowledges that the strategy will improve career prospects and pay. Scientists disappointed by plan to boost France’s research prowess 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z The board of the governing body, the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences, announced its en-masse resignation Feb. 13, to be effective following the ceremony. Roman Polanski win sparks protest and walkouts at France's César Awards 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Perey went on to lead the department of nuclear chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, and in 1962 became the first woman to be elected to the French Academy of Sciences — as a corresponding member. Celebrate the women behind the periodic table 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z “Sometimes Christian Giudicelli will say, this is a book I edited, but it’s good and I support it,” said Dominique Bona, the only woman on the Renaudot jury and a member of the French Academy. Pedophile Scandal Can’t Crack the Closed Circles of Literary France 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z The NAS was joined in this judgment by the Royal Society, the French Academy of Science and the American Medical Association. Opinion | Are you anti-GMO? Then you’re anti-science, too. 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z For Bernard Meunier, a chemist and a past president of the French Academy of Sciences, the most positive point of the budget was that Vidal seemed to recognize the poor state of French labs’ finances. French government proposes big science-spending boost 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Bernard Meunier, a chemist and past president of the French Academy of Sciences, says that ANR bureaucracy is still too burdensome. President of troubled French funding agency resigns 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z The French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, which runs the Cesars, had last week defended their choice, praising the director as an "insatiable aesthete". Roman Polanski pulls out of Cesars jury after outrage - BBC News 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z However, a statement from the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, which runs the Cesars, praised the director. Roman Polanski picked for French film panel, sparking outrage - BBC News 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Ironically, Hollande emphasized the importance of basic research in a speech given a day before the budget to mark the 350th anniversary of the French Academy of Sciences. Science spending boosted in French budget 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Whewell was cribbing from a century-old custom at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris of writing reports that evaluated inventions and discoveries in the service of the king. Peer review: Troubled from the start 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The French Academy proposed changes in 1990, including the deletion of the circumflex and hyphens in some words, but they were optional. End of the circumflex? Changes in French spelling cause uproar - BBC News 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z He speaks excellent French and holds one of the foreigners’ seats on the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. Why the Supreme Court must think globally 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z He was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 2005. Yves Chauvin, Chemist Sharing Nobel Prize, Dies at 84 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Bert found that fluid injected into a vein of one rat passed easily into the other, work that won him an award from the French Academy of Sciences in 1866. Ageing research: Blood to blood 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z By we I don't mean the French Academy. Linda Grant: 'I have killed my books' 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z On 22 March, the French Academy called on lawmakers to prevent the changes, saying they favored "the marginalizing of our language." Mon Dieu! Researchers Fret as France Debates More English in French Universities 2013-05-10T22:35:00Z According to M. Isidore Geoffroy, who some time since presented one of these eggs to the French Academy of Sciences, the capacity of it was no less than eight litres and three-fourths. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He acquired fame by delineating landscapes, battles, and marine subjects, and was already a member of the French Academy when he came to England in 1771. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of arts. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z This was unexpectedly demonstrated by Richer when the French Academy sent him south to observe Mars in 1672. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Roger's exhaustive report before the French Academy supported this view, and showed how clearly it is caused by the violent rubbing of the fr�num on the free border of the incisors. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z He closes his Journal with an interesting account of the university at Cambridge, which Amp�re, who was, like him, a member of the French Academy, visited and described seventy years afterward. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He sat up at night perfecting Irene, and his unwearied activity induced him at his great age to begin a Dictionary upon a novel plan which he prevailed upon the French Academy to take up. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z While the French Academy did not consider it beneath their dignity to investigate this doctrine, in other parts of Europe it attracted the attention both of the reigning monarchs and the most distinguished physicians. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z He was elected a member of the French Academy in 1895. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The French papers report the death, at Moscow, of M. de Saint Priest—a member of the French Academy, formerly a Peer of France—and the author of several historical works. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z As, in this matter, the behaviour of the authorities of the French Academy in Rome had been dictated by the tradition of subservience to authority, he used his influence to get it suppressed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The number of dissertations on natural history which Daubenton published in the memoirs of the French Academy is very great. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z These obsidian knives are likewise represented in one of the early volumes of the French Academy, but Warden does not mention them in his "Antiquit�s Mexicaines." Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Fauteuil, fō-tey′, n. an arm-chair, esp. a president's chair, the seat of one of the forty members of the French Academy. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z A professor at Oxford will have closer community of feeling with a member of the French Academy than with, say, a Whitechapel publican. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z Vien, who had just been appointed director of the French Academy at Rome, carried the youth with him to that city. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Six years previously he had been made a corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences, and in 1830 he was elected as one of its eight foreign associates in place of Davy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z He was also a correspondent of the French Academy. Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:29.743Z The Dictionary of the French Academy mentions a silk stuff as formerly going by that name. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z M. Loti is a member of the French Academy. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z In 1840 he described a process for the electro-gilding of silver and brass, for which in the following year he received a prize of 3000 francs from the French Academy of Sciences. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z He was commander of the order of the Saint Esprit and a member of the French Academy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The French Academy, claiming, as usually, to be supreme authority in all matters of science, declined, nevertheless, to decide the question. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z In 1817 he was elected a corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Early in 1911, however, the French Academy of Sciences turned down Curie’s application. Scientific American Defends Marie Curie and Women Scientists in 1911 2011-12-06T19:15:11.590Z The second Letter of the famous Oratorian and member of the French Academy, Father Gratry, has just come here, and has produced a great impression. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z He was elected a member of the French Academy on the 1st of April 1897. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z I have in mind plays by Donnay, recently elected to the French Academy; plays by Capus, who stands high in public regard; novels by Regnier, who has received all sorts of honours. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z The above is an extract from the report of a body composed of several members of the French Academy of Sciences. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z The Count of Montyon, a son of the eighteenth century, whose philosophy he had imbibed, instituted the prizes for virtue which are distributed annually by the French Academy. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z In the literary coteries of the capital, in the incipient French Academy, over which the Protestant Conrart presided, abbés and pastors were reconciled in common admiration for an elegant alexandrine or a correct period. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z A good deal has been said at sundry times about his admission to the French Academy, but the vacancies have been filled without him. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z He carried with him the model of a bridge of his own invention and construction, which he submitted, in a drawing, to the French Academy, by whom it was approved. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Amongst those who knocked on more than one occasion at the doors of the French Academy in vain, was Victor Hugo. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z Our friend Villiers takes a great charge of this matter, and good-naturedly forgave my stating to him a number of objections to the first concoction, which was to have been something resembling the French Academy. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z I happened to meet Zola on a day following one of his defeats at the election of the French Academy. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Mr. Bruyere, a most ingenious member of the French Academy, has made another remark, which comes home to our present purpose. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z There are times, too, when he gets very impatient at being kept down here, and what he misses chiefly is the French Academy. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z This refers to the French Academy, founded by Richelieu in 1635. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z And by the 1660s, both the Royal Society and the French Academy of Sciences began performing canine-to-canine transfusion trials with varying levels of success. Blood Lust: The Early History of Transfusion 2011-07-12T11:45:00.220Z If Cuffe's remark was intended to apply to the "French Academy," it is just such a criticism as the book might be expected to provoke. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z From this moment his health began to fail, though he mustered strength enough to write a remarkable Letter to the French Academy in the autumn of 1714. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Bill Camp appeared as a poisonous president of the French Academy and a frustrated journalist. ArtsBeat: Pondering the World, With Some Help from Broadway Stars 2011-06-02T13:34:18Z He competed for a prize at the French Academy, and was unsuccessful. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Of these two organized forces the H�tel de Rambouillet was 16 one, and the French Academy was the other. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z The rendering of the text in "The French Academy" is strongly suggestive of Hamlet's famous soliloquy. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z These addresses, eloquent, clear and incisive, won him a seat in the French Academy in 1867. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Academic in the best sense, he found a place in the French Academy, taking the seat vacated by Lesseps, and was received into that body on the 24th of December 1896. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Adams: ‘But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to complete their dictionary.’ Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z The continuous fame and influence of the French Academy, founded by Richelieu, everybody knows. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z It is little better known than is "The French Academy," and yet Cowper pronounced it the most amusing romance ever written. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z In 1788 he became director of the French Academy of Painting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z A prize was awarded by the French Academy of Sciences, in 1752, for the best essay on the manner of impelling vessels without wind. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z He became secretary of the French Academy, and on the resignation of Voltaire he was appointed to the office of historiographer of France. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The Director of the French Academy at that time was Monsieur Ingres. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z The publication of such works as Hollingshed's "Chronicles," North's "Plutarch's Lives," Grimston's "History of France," and "The French Academy," could not have been produced with profit as the object. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z Not to have included them in a French Academy would have been a grave and obvious error. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Michaud at the French Academy; and in 1845 he was created a commander of the legion of honour, and in the next year a peer of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Among the letters that Mr. Grierson values the most in this remarkable album are eight from members of the French Academy, with Sully Prudhomme, winner of the first Noble Prize, heading the list. Psycho-Phone Messages 2011-03-27T02:00:12.363Z He had enriched the royal library by many valuable oriental MSS., and was a member of the French Academy, of the Academy of Science, and the Academy of Inscriptions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Collier does not appear to have read "The French Academy." The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z Time rolls its wheel, and it is amusing to notice that several of these fierce young revolutionaries are now members of the French Academy. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z His attention was first directed to poetry; and more than once he competed for prizes of the French Academy, but never with success. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z He was elected to the French Academy in 1862, and in 1868 he was made librarian of Fontainebleau palace, where he had to reside for a month or two in each year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Fleischer was one of the eight foreign members of the French Academy of Inscriptions and a knight of the German Ordre pour le m�rite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Ampère developed the theory of electro-magnetism, and proposed to the French Academy in 1820 a plan for a telegraph, in which there was to be a needle for each letter. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z In middle life he became a librarian at the Luxembourg; as old age was approaching, he found himself elected to succeed Victor Hugo at the French Academy. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Then he presented a simple memoir to the French Academy of Sciences on the subject. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z The great dictionary of French, begun by the French Academy on the 7th of February 1639, excluded all words especially belonging to science and the arts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Amp�re presented to the French Academy of Sciences an important memoir,8 in which he summed up the results of his own and D.F.J. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Father Secchi's wonderful inventions of instruments for meteorology were awarded prizes by the French Academy of Sciences, and other members of the order made successful investigations in the science. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Moreover, it is quite certain that he exercised a most useful energy in the foundation of the French Academy. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z The French Academy of Sciences at once proceeded to its investigation. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z Figure 1.—A study of the figure of the earth was one of the earliest projects of the French Academy of Sciences. Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966 2011-01-22T03:00:16.753Z In 1898 she received the Gegner prize from the French Academy of Sciences for her elaborate researches on the magnetic properties of iron and steel, as also for her investigations relating to radio-activity. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z In 1775 he became a member of the French Academy of Inscriptions and a fellow of the Royal Society. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The sodality of the French Academy kept them together in a certain happy harmony, in spite of their contrast of character. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z He was elected a member of the French Academy--one of the forty immortals. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z He failed in his ambition of becoming perpetual secretary of the Academy of Sciences, but was somewhat consoled by his election as a member of the French Academy in 1856. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z While yet prince royal, Gustavus of Sweden visited the French Academy of Sciences in Paris. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z As a member of the French Academy, he assisted in compiling the new edition of the Dictionary, which was published in 1762; and he made some just and philosophical remarks on the Port Royal Grammar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The French Academy came into the world so silently, and was long so inconspicuous, that it is difficult to point to its exact source. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z If this picture of the state of things be really a true one, the French Academy, which was founded to look after the mother tongue of Molière, had better lower its blinds and burn tapers. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z In 1887 he was created a K.C.I.E.; and, besides being given his LL.D. degree by Cambridge, he was also made an officer of the Legion of Honour and a laureate of the French Academy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z And, when one witnesses the total indifference of institutions like Cambridge and the French Academy to the splendid achievements of women like Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Gibson and Mme. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The father never belonged to the French Academy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z There remains unexplained—and I confess there seems to me to remain alone—the strange omission of Rotrou, a tragic poet of high distinction who never formed part of the French Academy. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z In 1856 the French Academy of Sciences voted him the Monthyon Prize of two thousand francs for “the most important benefits done to humanity.” Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine Professor Blume, of Leyden, has been elected a member of the French Academy, to fill a vacancy in the section of botany. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Her salon became known as "the ante-chamber of the French Academy"; for it was asserted that half the academicians of her time owed their fauteuils to her active canvass in their behalf. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z He was soon after received at the French Academy; and, to the disgrace of the French clergy, he was named president of their assembly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z In the "Transactions of the French Academy," an account is given of an ant, that was taken from a hill, and thrown upon a heap of corn. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom The French Academy of Sciences, after a prolonged sitting, announced that they could suggest no solution. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories In 1728 he was elected into the French Academy of Sciences, and two years later into the Royal Society of London. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Next he wanted, for some student of mining, an extract from one of the volumes of the Comptes Rendus of the French Academy. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses He gained such distinction as an author that in 1720 he was elected a member of the French Academy, of which, in 1723, he was appointed perpetual secretary in the room of M. Dacier. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Into the questions of political economy which occupied attention at the time he entered with a pen which seemed borrowed from the French Academy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 In France he may become a member of the French Academy; in England, of the Royal Academy. Rambles in Womanland In 1893 he also became a member of the French Academy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" In Paris he advocated the measurement of an arc of the meridian in Lapland, and took part, in 1736, in the expedition organized for the purpose by the French Academy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" "L'Aiglon" followed this, and Rostand was then honored with an election to the French Academy. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. The laws of the motion of the magnetic needle when acted upon by a current of electricity traversing a wire were successfully investigated by M. Ampère of the French Academy. The Telephone An Account of the Phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, and Sound, as Involved in Its Action This invention, introduced some time before 1862, met with skepticism at the outset on the part of the reviewers at the French Academy of Medicine. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology It was not, however, until 1769, when he won the prize of the French Academy for his �loge on Moli�re, that his literary reputation was established. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" In December 1896 he was received as member of the French Academy, succeeding to the chair of Ferdinand de Lesseps, whose eulogy he pronounced with exquisite taste and grace. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 He was decorated with the grand cross of the Legion of Honour, and became a member of the French Academy of Sciences. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The purpose of the French Academy itself was not different from that of the pr�cieuses. Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10) The French Academy, after five years’ consideration, began their dictionary, on the 7th of February 1639, by examining the letter A, which took them nine months to go through. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The literary world marvelled at the encyclopaedic learning displayed by the author, and supposed that the French Academy, or some other society of scholars, must have combined their powers in its production. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The latter, a brilliant circumstantial exposition of the Commune, a logical condemnation of its folly and ignorance, brought him gratitude from the French Academy, and aided his election to that body in 1880. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Their discovery was communicated to the French Academy of Sciences in 1839. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 "The secret of health," said Professor Darsonval of the French Academy of Science, "is to walk on the toes." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 23, 1920 What seemed "atrocious" to the more tender-hearted Anglo-Saxon was pronounced entirely justifiable by the French Academy of Science. Vivisection He was elected to the perpetual secretaryship of the Academy of Sciences in 1777, and to the French Academy in 1782. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Dumas was a member of the French Academy. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 M. Houssaye is possessed with a passionate desire to become a member of the French Academy. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Soon after my marriage I was present at a meeting of the French Academy at which La Harpe read his discourse on the talents of women. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun Lectures on the Influence of the Institutions, Thought and Culture of Rome on Christianity, and the Development of the Catholic Church, by Ernest Renan, of the French Academy. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning In 1768, on his return from Italy, he was elected to the French Academy, but attended no meeting after his reception. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" The French Academy, guided by the suggestion of Dr. Black, and the experiments of Cavallo, also concluded to make the experiment of raising a balloon inflated with the same gas. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 The following anecdotes are related by the Abbé de la Chapelle, of the French Academy. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed I also got to know the Abb� Arnault, of the French Academy. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun The Academy seemed destined to do for the Negro race what the French Academy did for France. Alexander Crummell: An Apostle of Negro Culture The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 20 By Everard's experiment, and the proportions of the English and French foot, as established by the Royal Society and French Academy of Sciences, the following numbers are ascertained. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries Several notices have, from time to time, been brought before the French Academy, of showers of frogs having fallen in different parts of France. The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World It may be added that the custom of the French Academy of Sciences is intermediate between these two. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science I made a gift of them to the French Academy, which sent me a very flattering letter through the permanent secretary, d'Alembert. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun The data obtained have been deemed so important that M. Dareste has recently received the Lacaze prize for physiology from the French Academy of Sciences. Was Man Created? They are more particularly proved by the following experiment, which I published in the Memoirs of the French Academy for 1777, p. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries In 1828, a substance was exhibited at the French Academy, which fell in the plains of Persia. The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World When Victor Hugo was an aspirant for the honours of the French Academy, and called on M. Royer Collard to ask his vote, the sturdy veteran professed entire ignorance of his name. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches So he wrote the life of Julius Caesar, that he might become a member of the French Academy. The Ghosts And Other Lectures He was afterwards elected a member of the French Academy of which he became the Secretary in 1742. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." The observations of M. Trécul, in a paper laid before the French Academy, have thus been summarized:—1. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses A recent invention, the perfection of which is due to the work of Mr. William Dubilier, an American electrical engineer, and of Professor Tissot, a member of the French Academy of Science, is the microphone. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Similar, as to the general conclusions, are the reports of the French Academy and the testimonies of all rigorous and well-conducted scientific examination. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 Voltaire asserts that after the establishment of the French Academy not one work of genius appeared, for all the painters became mannerists and imitators. Six Centuries of Painting His unwearied activity induced him, at his great age, to commence a "Dictionary" upon a novel plan, which he prevailed upon the French Academy to take up. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." And whether a howler of Turabu or a member of the French Academy, man, in this penumbra of faith and doubt, of superstition and imagination, is much the same. The Book of Khalid Defeated in securing an award from the French Academy for a poem, he turned his wit against the successful candidate, and also the poet La Motte, who had decided the competition. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Various contrivances have been employed to facilitate drawing in perspective, as may be seen in "Cabinet de Servier, Memoires of the French Academy, Philosophical Transactions, and lately in the Repertory of Arts." Practical Education, Volume II It was virtually brought to a close when Laplace explained to the French Academy, November 19, 1787, the cause of the moon's accelerated motion. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition He was a correspondent of the French Academy of Sciences, to whom he regularly transmitted meteorological observations, and sometimes hydrographical journals. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans Until within a short time every possible meaning of the word capital was to be found in the dictionary of the French Academy, its scientific politico-economical meaning alone excepted. Principles Of Political Economy The French Academy deputed the physicist Biot to visit the locality and make a detailed examination of the circumstances attending this memorable shower. The Story of the Heavens "This work is in general use in all the French schools, and the French Academy have recently decreed the Author the first Montyon prize." Notes and Queries, Number 204, September 24, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Louis Napoleon, on his coronation as Emperor, restored Alfred de Musset to office and had him elected to the French Academy. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) So matters remained till 1842, when M. Cousin published his famous Report on the subject to the French Academy. Pascal I rejoice in the prize you have gained at the French Academy in Paris, both for you and the Fatherland. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Even the French Academy, though originally founded by a Huguenot, publicly approved the deed of Revocation. The Huguenots in France The celebrated Leibnitz related to the French Academy an account of a dog he had seen which was taught to speak, and could call in an intelligible manner for tea, coffee, chocolate, Page 49&c. Anecdotes of Dogs On the return of Louis XVIII. he was made a member of State, a peer of France, and member of the French Academy. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) In 1844 he was elected to a chair in the French Academy, vacant by the death of the accomplished Charles Nodier. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 When the committee of the French Academy were employed in preparing the well-known Academy dictionary, Cuvier came one day into the room where they were holding a session. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Like Richelieu, he had built a palace on the Seine, which he gave to the State, and the Palais Mazarin is now occupied by the French Academy. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The French Academy, however, conferred rewards of merit upon both Jackson and Wells, and, in 1848, the American Congress awarded to Morton the honor of the discovery. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Under the Restoration he was made one of the forty members of the French Academy. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Colbert encouraged the French Academy, which had been created by Richelieu. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Were a Frenchman seeking for a single event, a single date to mark the most striking moment of this literary era, he would probably select the foundation of the French Academy by Richelieu, in 1635. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 He was made a Professor of Sculpture in the French Academy, and made valuable contributions to the "Dictionary of Fine Arts." A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture In the eighteenth century the French Academy prepared tables giving such information, and at a later date the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain made similar experiments. The Early History of the Airplane M. Flourens, one of the perpetual secretaries of the French Academy of Science, has published at Paris a collection of elegant and valuable essays. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 The operation of this slow promotion is something like that of the French Academy, where, when one member dies, a new one is elected to take his place. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations He created the "French Academy," the "forty immortals" in whose successors Paris still takes pride to-day. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 Of the effects of the system pursued by the French Academy from such precepts, our author is, perhaps, not undeservedly severe. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 They are in part a result of the founding of the French Academy in 1635, although the feeling in England that language needed regulating to prevent its corruption and decline was not purely derivative. Reflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley (1712) and The British Academy (1712) Fremy, successor to Gay-Lussac in the chair of chemistry at the Garden of Plants, Paris, has submitted to the French Academy the results of his Chemical Researches on Gold. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 It will not be amiss to say to you, Mr. Rink, that this theory is sanctioned by one of the leading ornaments of the French Academy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 He was one of the earliest members of the French Academy. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture In 1746, with the support of Madame de Pompadour, he entered the French Academy. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. When the French Academy had settled their Statutes, the next Thing they did 10 was to get a Seal. Reflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley (1712) and The British Academy (1712) Moigno lately presented to the French Academy a memoir on the experiments of Neeft, in Frankfort, on the development of Light and Heat in the galvanic circuit. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 He left his considerable fortune, which included valuable collections of bibelots, mainly for the purpose of endowing an Academy of Prose Literature, in opposition to the French Academy. Renée Mauperin He was elected a member of the French Academy. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges It is modern and up to date, being based on the latest edition of the famous dictionary of the French Academy, and has been carefully revised with the latest and best English dictionaries. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton There’s nothing else very remarkable in the Laws of the French Academy, except their forbidding any Member to write in their Defence, which it is probable will be thought worth observing here. Reflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley (1712) and The British Academy (1712) He was subsequently chosen by acclamation a member of the French Academy of Sciences; and he received from the Royal Society the Copley medal — its highest reward. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 But one must remember that the confessors of his period—the period of the founding of the French Academy—had a great respect for mere literature. Confessions of a Book-Lover He created a national navy, protected commerce and industry, rewarded genius, and formed the French Academy. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges They are more penetrating than the rays discovered by M. Darget, and brought to the attention of the French Academy several years ago. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal Voltaire protested against this estimate in a new remonstrance consisting of two letters, of which the first was read before the French Academy on August 25, 1776. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles The country chiefly smitten by this calamity happened to be that of the celebrated chemist Dumas, now perpetual secretary of the French Academy of Sciences. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Many honors were offered him, and his work was brought to the notice of the French Academy and approved. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States If we compare the proceedings, undoubtedly dignified and decorous, of our Royal Society with those of the French Academy, we fear the balance will be found to be in favour of the latter. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. The French Academy of Sciences came to the determination not to examine any more quadratures or kindred problems. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Of these two organized forces, the Hôtel de Rambouillet was one, and the French Academy was the other. Classic French Course in English Diderot, who was not allowed to enter the French Academy, was an honoured guest at the Russian palace. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. A founder of the French Academy and one of its first immortal forty was Antoine Godeau, “the idol of the Hôtel Rambouillet.” Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 In 1772, a committee, of whom Lavoisier was a member, was appointed by the French Academy, to investigate a report that a stone had fallen from the sky at Luce, France. The Book of the Damned The paper of Savart on the construction of bow instruments was read at the French Academy in the following year. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Liebnitz reported to the French Academy of Sciences, that a dog had been taught to modulate his voice, so that he could distinctly ask for coffee, tea, and chocolate. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals The legend on the reverse of the medal is the second of the two proposed by the French Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 He was elected a member of the French Academy in 1828. Immortal Memories It is in the records of the French Academy that, upon March 17, 1669, in the town of Châtillon-sur-Seine, fell a reddish substance that was "thick, viscous, and putrid." The Book of the Damned That the French Academy were generally frivolously employed appears also from an epistle to Balzac, by Boisrobert, the amusing companion of Cardinal Richelieu. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The objects of interest by the road-side, after I had passed the city gate, were, first, the French Academy, which is well worthy of a visit for its pretty grounds, if nothing more. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited M. Michaud, of the French Academy, is pleased to express literary malice against those whom he loves and esteems the most. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 The Volney prize was awarded him by the French Academy for his "Essay on the Comparative Philology of Indo-European Languages and its Bearing on the Early Civilization of Mankind." India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Our own expression: What matters it how we, the French Academy, or the Salvation Army may explain? The Book of the Damned The Queen of Sweden suddenly resolved to visit the French Academy, and gave so short a notice of her design, that it was impossible to inform the majority of the members of her intention. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 His book on Nut Coal was recognized as the last word on the subject, and had been crowned by the French Academy of Nuts. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels She was also a poetess of some renown, and her collection of verse won a prize from the French Academy. Woman's Work in Music His bust now occupies a prominent place among those of other great men in the French Academy of Sciences. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work Trécul, of the French Academy, saw a very brilliant yellowish-white body, apparently 35 to 40 centimeters long, and about 25 centimeters wide. The Book of the Damned The French Academy made a splendid appearance in Europe; yet when this society published their Dictionary, that of Furetière's became a formidable rival; and Johnson did as much as the forty themselves. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 He has a considerable estate; he belongs to the French Academy; his house is agreeable; his manners delightful; his dinners unequalled. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Adams.—But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary. Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica The late Horace Vernet entertained similar views, recommending the suppression of the French Academy at Rome. Art in England Notes and Studies Again, only three weeks later, in its issue of September 19, 1863, the British Medical Journal presents in an editorial an account of the debate on Vivisection in the French Academy of Medicine. An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals M. Morin, in the Memoirs of the French Academy, has formed a little history of Poverty, which I abridge. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 He was one of the eight foreign associates of the French Academy of Science. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin This monograph has been crowned by the French Academy. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 It would be unjust to speak lightly of any part of the French Academy, without a passing remark in honour of those sections of it to which honour is due. Recollections of Europe His startling success as a writer irresistibly pointed him out as a candidate for election to the French Academy, but here he was met by the barbed wire of jealousy and exasperated vanity. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France Sir William Temple observes, that he instituted the French Academy to give employment to the wits, and to hinder them from inspecting too narrowly his politics and his administration. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Has not the French Academy pronounced against the use of quinine and vaccination, against lightning rods and steam engines? Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity It is on the Pincian Hill, not far from the French Academy in the Villa Medici. The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 05, May 1895 Two Florentine Pavements Searching the published memoirs of the French Academy of Sciences and the Philosophical Transactions, I found that a few such observations were actually made between 1660 and 1700. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer He was a young man from Béziers in Provence, who came to Paris under the protection of Chancellor Séguier, soon became a member of the French Academy, and enjoyed a steady social and literary success. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France Pelisson, in his history of the French Academy, mentions that Camusat was selected as their bookseller, from his reputation for publishing only valuable works. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 M. Vicaire called the attention of the French Academy, at a recent meeting, to this unsatisfactory condition of science. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity He is an author of widely read books, and has won a place in the French Academy. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights She would see to it that it was a distinguished function, something like the receptions of the French Academy, described in the papers or in novels. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) When, in 1881, Sully-Prudhomme was elected to the French Academy, expert opinion throughout the Press was unanimous in admitting that this was an honour deservedly given to the best lyric poet of the age. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters When he first sent it anonymously to the French Academy it was reprobated. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 About 1840 the vaunted claims of the many clairvoyants were exposed before the French Academy of Medicine, which passed a resolution rejecting mesmerism altogether as unworthy of notice on the part of scientific men. Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence On the 19th of December, 1918, Joffre took his seat among the Immortals of the French Academy. Foch the Man A Life of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies His bust was placed in the opera-house during his lifetime, and he was made a member of the French Academy of Fine Arts and Inspector of the Conservatory. Great Italian and French Composers Not more than a hundred years ago two members of the French Academy of Sciences were unseated because they supported the idea that "stones had fallen from the sky." The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects The French Academy crowned his poem, and Gounod composed the opera Mireille, which was performed for the first time in 1864, in Paris. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence Professor de Luca weighed and analyzed them minutely, and gave the result in a letter addressed to the French Academy of Sciences. The Wonders of Pompeii One of the great pictures in the French Academy of Design assembles the immortals of all ages. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service The subject, as treated in the Dictionary of Arts and Trades by the French Academy, is equally scanty and inaccurate. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two Other distinguished members of the French Academy examined the stones, "It can't be—stones don't fall from the sky," or words to that effect. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects It awards prizes to the best students in the arts, and sends to the French Academy at Rome, free of all expense, the successful students, who are educated at the expense of the state. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business It was great, it was dazzling, but of all his work there is but one thing which revolutions and time have not swept away: the "French Academy" alone survives as his monument. A Short History of France Blunt took the idea, no doubt, from the custom of the French Academy. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 The writings, crowned with the approbation of the French Academy, did not reach the public eye till they had been submitted to the severe censure of four Doctors in Theology. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Without formality or design, it had become an institute of mutual enlightenment among men knowing the worth of one another's work, likened by Bellows, more than half seriously, to the French Academy. Fifth Avenue In 1683 he was elected a member of the French Academy. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business It is said that a fortune was bequeathed to the French Academy for the purpose of communicating with the Martians. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays At his death, Saurin read in the French Academy an epistle to the manes of his friend. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Bailly followed the advice of the illustrious geometer, and chose as the subject of his studies, the éloges proposed by several academies, though principally by the French Academy. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men No, Poe would no more have fitted into the Century than Balzac or Zola would have fitted into the French Academy which so persistently denied them. Fifth Avenue Richelieu, the cardinal, was excessively annoyed that the man he had reprimanded should have achieved success, and the French Academy of Criticism, which was deeply under his influence, after discussions decided somewhat against "The Cid." Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business To deny this, wou’d be an Affront to the Judgment of the Gentlemen of the French Academy: But yet our Complaisance ought not, cannot go so far, as to prejudice our own Judgment. A Critical Essay on Characteristic-Writings From his translation of The Moral Characters of Theophrastus (1725) His little dissertation is in the French Academy's "Mémoires," tome vii. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 From the year 1671 to the year 1758, the prize subjects proposed by the French Academy related to questions of religion and morality. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men A seat in the French Academy was the object of the most ardent ambition. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 In 1642 he was elected a member of the French Academy. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business The French Academy of Sciences, founded in 1666, was preceded by earlier informal meetings of French scientists, to which allusion is even made by Lord Bacon, who died in 1626. Shakespeare and Precious Stones Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from A series of volumes composed by the learned of England had rivalled the precious "Memoirs of the French Academy," probably more philosophical, and more congenial to our modes of thinking! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Crébillon obtained permission from the French Academy to make his reception discourse in verse. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men CREBILLON, who exulted, on his entrance into the French Academy, that he had never tinged his pen with the gall of satire, delighted to strike on the most harrowing string of the tragic lyre. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions The reputation acquired by Montesquieu through this work and several others of lesser importance led to his election to the French Academy in 1728. Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy He finds much to commend in the influence of a literary tribunal like the French Academy, which embodies that ideal of authority so dear to the classical heart. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century It was from a private meeting that "The French Academy" derived its origin; and the true beginners of that celebrated institution assuredly had no foresight of the object to which their conferences tended. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Hence, at the very beginning, the Abbé Maury, of the French Academy, proposed to unite himself to Bailly, and that they should reside at Versailles, and have an apartment in common between them. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men The French Academy now contains pretty nearly everything except first-class literary artists. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 It was the brightest moment in American literature; far brighter than the day Victor Hugo, in youth, long anxious to enter the French Academy, applied to Callard for his vote. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him An Appropriate Successor.—Clerambault, who was deformed, was elected to succeed La Fontaine in the French Academy. The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection The history of the farther establishment of the French Academy is elegantly narrated by Pelisson. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Finally, Marmontel, in the name of the French Academy, expressed to Bailly "how proud that assembly was to count, among its members an Aristides that no one was tired of calling the Just." Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men He was later Assistant Astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory, and discovered three asteroids, for which he received medals from the French Academy of Sciences. Scotland's Mark on America “An autobiographical novel, which was a close competitor for the last Goncourt Academy Prize and which was seriously considered in connection with the recently awarded Grand Prix of the French Academy.” The Jervaise Comedy The French Academy of Sciences was also founded; and, in imitation, a society of learned Germans established a similar institution at Leipsic. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft But he is a member of the French Academy, a great and true lover of art, and without a living superior in that most difficult form of poetry, the sonnet. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Upon the death of Lémontey, the French Academy, where Laplace and Cuvier already represented the sciences, called also Fourier into its bosom. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Of his invention the French Academy of Sciences declared that by its means he had "done more for the cause of agriculture than any other living man." Scotland's Mark on America He hoped to be admitted as a literary man into the French Academy, and he meant to base his claim upon this book. France in the Nineteenth Century Le Reve was termed "a symphony in white," and was considered as a concession to the views of the majority of the French Academy. A Love Episode In spite of the great European war, which struck France with the full force of its horrors, the Institute of France, which includes the world-famous French Academy, held its regular session on Oct. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index At various times remarkable addresses have been delivered by him on public occasions, in which he has often represented the French Academy since his election to that illustrious body. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 At the age of 55 he was elected a member of the French Academy. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy He was made a member of the French Academy, and Charles X. had appointed him ambassador to Greece, when the Revolution Page 129 of 1830 occurred, and he refused to serve under King Charles's successor. France in the Nineteenth Century In 1875 it was discussed in the French Academy, when its author competed for the chair left vacant by the death of Vitel. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 They used to say that there was no God, and personality was completely lost at death; the immortals only existed in the French Academy. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories The first two named, with The Deluge, were presented by the French Academy to Louis Philippe, for which courtesy a medal was struck off in Martin's honour. Promenades of an Impressionist "The Caveau," says M. France, "is the French Academy of song," and as such has some dignity. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 For if this sort of selection could turn an antelope into a giraffe, it could conceivably turn a pond full of amoebas into the French Academy. Back to Methuselah He was elected during this year to the French Academy, at his second candidacy. Raphael Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty He became a member of the French Academy; was appointed to the Chamber of Deputies, took an important part in public life, and in 1849 became vice-president of the Assembly, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History A study of him is by Emile Gebhart, late of the French Academy. Promenades of an Impressionist He was invited to apply for a seat in the French Academy, and refused that honor as he had refused political honors and positions. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Whatever view we may take of the ultimate influence of the French Academy, there can be no doubt at all that one of its first actions was singularly inauspicious. Landmarks in French Literature Dr. Louis Fréchette is a worthy successor of Crémazie and has won the distinction of having his best work crowned by the French Academy. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 "Man of letters, and member of the French Academy." Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations But his claims to a place in French literature, leaving aside his eulogies on members of the French Academy deceased between 1700 and 1772, are based chiefly on his writings in connection with the 'Encyclopédie.' Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Immortals, a regiment of 10,000 foot soldiers who formed the bodyguard of the ancient Persian kings; the name given to the 40 members of the French Academy. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge He sent to the French Academy an invective that bears all the marks of passionate dotage. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II Dr. Michel Sarrasin, who was a practising physician in Quebec for nearly half a century, devoted himself most assiduously to the natural history of the colony, and made some valuable contributions to the French Academy. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 It won him much honour at home and abroad; the Academy of Florence sent him their "Vocabulario," and the French Academy their "Dictionnaire." The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters The 17th of February the French Academy, according to custom, performed a solemn service for him, at which all the learned men of this body assisted. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Members of the French Academy have special duties and privileges, and in some cases special remuneration. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge To be an officer in the French Academy is an honor surpassed in France by that of the Legion of Honor only. Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. In July, 1864, we were present at the annual meeting of the French Academy at Paris, where the prizes for essays sent in, pursuant to subjects announced for study beforehand, are awarded. Review of the Work of Mr John Stuart Mill Entitled, 'Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy.' It was around his name that the philosophic strife had waxed most fierce: the active campaign undertaken by his friends to open to him the doors of the French Academy remained unsuccessful. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 It is one of Richelieu's triumphs to have founded the French Academy. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 The excavations at Dura-Europos, conducted by Yale University & the French Academy of Inscriptions & Letters. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1961 January - June When sixteen years old she presented two portraits to the French Academy, and was thus early brought to public notice. Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. He was a favorite preacher of Louis XIV and Louis XV, and after being appointed bishop of Clermont in 1719 he was also nominated to the French Academy. The world's great sermons, Volume 03 Massillon to Mason Buffon was still working at eighty years of age; he had undertaken a dissertation on style, a development of his reception speech at the French Academy. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 The French Academy became an institution, and took its place amongst the glories of France. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 On the 3rd of January, 1685, the French Academy met to mourn the death of its most illustrious member, the great Pierre Corneille, and to elect his younger brother to take his place. Gossip in a Library He was afterwards one of the first to congratulate Morse on the successful exhibition of his telegraph before the French Academy of Science. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. Of one hundred foreign associates of the French Academy the membership of the wealthy, middle and working classes were 41, 52 and 7. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 More and more absorbed by pure science, which he never neglected save for the French Academy, whose perpetual secretary he had become, D'Alembert left to Diderot alone the care of continuing the Encyclopaedia. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Set free at his death from the weight of their obligations to him, they became the servants of the state; ere long the French Academy had no other protector but the king. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 It was six years after this that Moncrif was elected into the French Academy, and then the shower of epigrams broke out again. Gossip in a Library Went in the evening to the soirée of the Chevalier Vernet, director of the French Academy. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. Since 1836 he had been a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in 1873 he was appointed a Foreign Associate of the French Academy of Sciences. Heroes of the Telegraph After several rebuffs and long opposition on the part of the eighteen ecclesiastics who at that time had seats in the French Academy, he had been elected to it in 1746. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Even after the intervention and regulationizing of Cardinal Richelieu, the French Academy still preserved something of that sweetness and that polished familiarity in their relations which caused the regrets of its earliest founders. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 But what immediately caught my attention, and filled me with delight, was an absolutely contemporary account, written specially for this 1688 edition, of the great quarrel between the French Academy and the Abbé Furetière. Gossip in a Library Early this morning was introduced to the Chevalier Horace Vernet, principal of the French Academy; found him in the beautiful gardens of the Academy. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. It was, indeed, within the first ten years after the first invention of the balloon that, under the superintendence of the savants of the French Academy, a practical school of aeronautics was established at Meudon. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation His principal desire was to attend the French Academy; but as the Academy did not permit strangers to address their meetings, Jasmin was under the necessity of adopting another method. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist All the court and all Paris made a great fuss about this queen, who insisted upon going everywhere, even to the French Academy, where no woman had ever been admitted. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 We may very rapidly remind ourselves that the French Academy was constituted in 1634 with thirty-five members, who became the stationary and immortal Forty in 1639. Gossip in a Library "Formerly," replied Barbicane, "it was greatly exagerated; but now, after the calculations of Fourier, of the French Academy of Science, it is not supposed to exceed 60@ Centigrade below zero." From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon The author says this case is beyond all question, as the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg, as well as the French Academy, have substantial proof of it. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Peers, ministers, deputies, journalists, members of the French Academy, came to salute the author of the 'Papillotos.' Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist Like the French Academy, it had owed its origin to private meetings at which Descartes, Gassendi, and young Pascal were accustomed to be present. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 In this slow fashion, with long Rip Van Winkle slumbers and occasional faint awakenings, the French Academy faltered on with fitful persistence towards the completion of its famous Dictionary. Gossip in a Library Jefferson was so impressed with the work that he sent it to the French Academy of Science. The Black Experience in America He was five times president of the Royal Astronomical Society, was correspondent of the French Academy and belonged to many other foreign and American societies. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Before leaving Paris it was necessary for Jasmin to acknowledge his gratitude to the French Academy. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist In delivering their eulogy of him at the French Academy, neither M. de Boze, who succeeded him, nor M. Dacier, director of the Academy, dared to mention the name of Telemaque. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 The French Academy had given for its prize subject, The Happiness procured through Study. Les Misérables M. Etienne Lamy, Perpetual Secretary of the French Academy, is a major in the territorial army and is about to take the field. Paris War Days Diary of an American Meanwhile, Leverrier, on the 10th of November 1845, presented to the French Academy a memoir on Uranus, showing that the existing theory failed to account for its motion. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The laudable design was undertaken by Sir Godfrey Kneller, and by the most respectable artists of the day, who endeavoured to imitate the French Academy founded by Lewis XIV. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 266, July 28, 1827 Moliere did not belong to the French Academy; his profession had shut the doors against him. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 The Liberal, Pelicier, published an edition of Voltaire, with the following title: Works of Voltaire, of the French Academy. Les Misérables At that time he was fifty-one; he had just published L'Antichrist, the most brilliant of all the volumes of the "Origines"; and he was not yet a member of the French Academy. A Writer's Recollections — Volume 1 On the 23rd January 1884 he was elected a member of the French Academy, but died on the 16th of January 1885, before taking his seat. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He says he will propose an eulogium on Frank, and give a prize himself to the French Academy; for he finds he will never get sufficiently praised in England. Anna St. Ives It was by instinct and of its own free choice that the French Academy had refused to elect a comedian: it had grown, and its liberty had increased under the sway of, Louis XIV. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 "But to do justice to the name of Theodora," as this author adds, "she has been honourably mentioned in the French Academy of Sciences." Tales and Novels — Volume 08 When finished, in 1636, he called it the Palais Cardinal, a denomination which was much criticized, as being unworthy of the founder of the French Academy. Paris as It Was and as It Is A point of considerable interest is the degree in which, since its foundation, the French Academy has or has not represented the best literary life of France. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The French Academy, founded by Richelieu, undertook to regulate and improve the French language. Outline of Universal History From that time, the French Academy held its sittings at the Louvre, and, as regarded complimentary addresses to the king on state occasions, it took rank with the sovereign bodies. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 Jason had not the smallest notion of quantity; and he pronounced the Latin very much as one would read Mohawk, from a vocabulary made out by a hunter, or a savant of the French Academy. Satanstoe A report has been spread that the hall of the ci-devant French Academy is destined for it; but as yet nothing is determined in this respect. Paris as It Was and as It Is The constitution was purely aristocratical, differing in that respect from that of the French Academy, in which the principle of equality among the members was never violated. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The results so obtained had been carefully noted by Mr. Tresca, and had been communicated a fortnight ago to the French Academy of Sciences. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 In 1817, the French Academy honorably mentioned Victor's "Odes on the Advantages of Study," with a misgiving that some elder hand was masked under the line ascribing "scant fifteen years" to the author. Poems He wrote a History of the Civil Wars in France which was highly esteemed, and which Fénelon recollected when writing his Letter on the Pursuits of the French Academy. Initiation into Literature All these academies were founded by Lewis XIV, at the instigation of his minister Colbert; with the exception of the French Academy, which owed its origin to Cardinal Richelieu. Paris as It Was and as It Is In the transitional period, when the social life of Paris was distracted and the French Academy provisionally closed, neither Andre Chenier nor Benjamin Constant nor Joseph de Maistre became a member. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 At the same time the French Academy and the Paris Observatory were founded. History of Astronomy The argument was irresistible, and the little society consented to receive from his highness the title of the French Academy, in 1635. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Once, too, I received a ticket for a reception at the French Academy. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Richelieu founded and Colbert fostered the French Academy. Early European History On the whole the influence of the French Academy has been conservative rather than creative. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The French Academy was founded by Richelieu, but abolished in the first French Revolution, with so many other enchanted phantasms. Cambridge Sketches Our author was elected a member of the French Academy in 1684, and received with the honour of a public session. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes Divided into sections, it was designed to furnish to Canada what the French Academy and the British Association give to Great Britain. Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses When the French Academy hailed our friend Fréchette as a brother poet, the act was not done because he was a Canadian, but because he was a poet, writing and speaking the French tongue. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present Concerning the influence of the French Academy on the language and literature, the most opposite opinions have been advanced. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Still more remarkable was the action of the French Academy of Arts and Sciences in these premises. Cambridge Sketches His works were praised by Boileau, and he was one of the earliest members of the French Academy. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes M. de Tourielle, a member of the French Academy, and a very learned man, became enamored of her and his love-making assumed a curious phase. Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century That the Academical crown, encircling the brow of a Canadian poet, ought to be as much prised by Canada as it must be dear to its gifted son, the Laureate of the French Academy. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present It arose like the French Academy from a little club of friends who met at della Porta's house and called themselves the Otiosi. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 In the present instance the action of the French Academy was illogical, unscientific, and mischievous. Cambridge Sketches Antony Furetière was more famous as a lexicographer, and through his angry contention with the French Academy on the subject of his Dictionary, than as a poet. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes The French Academy paid him the same compliment. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives In crowning our distinguished poet, the French Academy has given a splendid recognition to Canadian literature in the great Republic of Letters. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present One alteration in the methods of the French Academy has to be chronicled: in 1869 it became the custom to discuss the claims of the candidates at a preliminary meeting of the members. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He was a member of the French Academy and attended most of its meetings. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders He was elected a member of the French Academy; his fame extended far and wide, for he was a beneficent deity that had made everybody rich and no one poor. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers This curious remnant of antiquity was translated from the Arabic, and published in 1718, by Eusebius Renaudot, a learned Member of the French Academy, and of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time In spite of a proclamation by Charles, which Montesquieu applauded, he certainly had no claim to a seat in the French Academy, which Montesquieu playfully offered to secure for him. Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles On the other hand, the French Academy was never more thoroughly representative of letters than when Boileau, Corneille, La Fontaine, Racine, and Quinault were all members. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He wrote his Zoroaster and Marzio's Crucifix in both English and French, and received a reward of one thousand francs from the French Academy. History of American Literature It was he who founded the French Academy,--although he excluded from it men of original genius whose views he did not like. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers He strengthened the French Academy, which had been founded by Richelieu, and himself established the Academy of Sciences, now called the Institute of France, and the great astronomical observatory at Paris. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. In the chief of these the French Academy had once held its sittings under the presidency of Séguier, and the walls and ceilings shone with pictures from the brushes of Lebrun and Mignard. The Eve of the French Revolution A basket slung over her shoulder held realistic- looking fishes, and Nan looked quite as if she might have stepped out of the frame of a picture in the French Academy. Patty in Paris He induced them to go in for a uniform like the French Academy; and I asked him to wear it. Fanny's First Play At that time the famous French Academy was doing its deadly work, and the new discoveries were gladly hailed by the infidel philosophers of France, as weapons against the Bible. Story of Creation as Told By Theology and By Science But France, thus seriously beginning her national literature, was to wait for its supremacy until the seventeenth century—until the institution of the French Academy and the age of Louis XIV. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. He was a peer of France and member of the French Academy. The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X They were issued by the astronomers of the French Academy of Sciences, under the combined auspices of the academy and the government. Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science Readers acquainted with the Immortals series of the French Academy may wish to see if their favorite passages are listed in this selection. Widger's Quotations from Project Gutenberg Edition of French Immortals Series No novelist since 1635 had ever been elected to the French Academy on account of his stories. Balzac This period was followed by the founding of the French Academy, of which Cardinal Richelieu was the chief patron. The Interdependence of Literature This was the thought expressed in his reception discourse at the French Academy. The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X Though at various times he was under consideration for election to the French Academy, his name is not found numbered among the "forty immortals." Women in the Life of Balzac He finally realized his ambition, mentioned by Dumas, of joining the French Academy in 1663. Project Gutenberg Dumas Commentary He was, before Horace Vernet, president of the French Academy at Rome, and is famous as a chief of a school. The Paris Sketch Book In 1789," said the Abb� Maury, "the French Academy alone enjoyed any esteem in France, and it really bestowed a standing. The Ancient Regime A wit of this country asked me for the memoirs of the French Academy. Letters on England He boasted, on the day of his reception into the French Academy, that he had never read. An Iceland Fisherman In 1795, he became a member of the French Academy, and, as was just, after his acceptance of this honour, he wrote no more against literary societies. Paul and Virginia He wrote, in the form of a novel, a bitter satire on the French Academy, of which he was never a member; this was "L'Immortel" of 1888. The Nabob In recognition of this he gave his famous chateau and property at Chantilly to the French Academy. My Memories of Eighty Years It is a law in the French Academy, to publish all those discourses by which only they are known, but they should rather make a law never to print any of them. Letters on England Though a young man as yet, Loti saw his work crowned with what in France may be considered the supreme sanction: he was elected to membership in the French Academy. An Iceland Fisherman He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France. A Fair Penitent Two or three times a week I spend an evening there, where I meet several of my contemporaries in the French Academy in Rome. The Deputy of Arcis How firmly its author himself believed in it is evidenced by the paper which he contributed to the French Academy of Sciences in 1808. A History of Science — Volume 4 This scientist at once reported the affair to the French Academy, remarking that "Franklin's idea was no longer a conjecture, but a reality." A History of Science — Volume 2 Loti was on board his ship at the port of Algiers when news was brought to him of his election, on the 21st of May, 1891, to the French Academy. An Iceland Fisherman About the same time he prepared for the French Academy his work upon the historian Livy, which was crowned in 1855. The Unseen World and Other Essays It may be doubted whether any one of the forty members of the French Academy had an English volume in his library, or knew Shakespeare, Jonson, or Spenser, even by name. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 There were also various educational congresses at the Sorbonne, in which the discussions interested me much; but sundry receptions at the French Academy were far more attractive. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 The French Academy resolved to extend Picard's operation, by prolonging the measures in each direction, and making the result the basis of a more accurate map of France. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science "But what has the French Academy to do with all this?" The Count of Monte Cristo |
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