Mortillet

(Louis Laurent Gabriel de), French scientist, b. Meylan (Isère), 29 Aug. 1821, and was educated by Jesuits. Condemned in ’49 for his political writings he took refuge in Switzerland. He has done much to promote prehistoric studies in France. Has written Materials to serve for the positive and philosophical history of man , ’64. The Sign of the Cro before Christianity , ’66, Contribution to the History of Superstition , and Prehistoric Antiquity of Man , ’82. He contributed to the Revue Indépendante , Pensée Nouvelle , etc. M. de Mortillet is curator of the Museum of St. Germain and was elected Deputy in 1885.