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“1 the name of Latreille, to whom, with one
voice, the most competent judges have
done homage as “facilé princeps ento-
mologorum.” This “new and brilliant genius,”
whose indefatigable labours and singular talents
threw more light over the science he loved than
those of all his predecessors, was born at Brives, in
the department of Corréze, on the 29th November
1762. His parents were of an honourable family,
but he was early deprived by death of their care,
and apparently they left but very slender means of
subsistence for the education of their orphan child.
Indeed, he himself says that he seemed born to
misfortune and obscurity. How often in the his-
tory of men of genius do we meet with similar
examples. But Providence happily raised up for
him devoted friends and protectors ; and the attrac-