Faidherbe

Louis Leon Cesar, a French military officer; born in Lille, France, June 3, 1818. He published books on the language, geography, and archeology of Northern Africa. He died in Paris, Sept. 29, 1889. » Faience, a fine kind of pottery originally made in imitation of majolica, and afterward with characteristics of its own. This ware, having pa ed through the fire, preserves a certain amount of porosity, and is then covered with a glaze.