FABRE

Jean Henri, French entomologist, bornatSainte-Leone, Aveyron, in 1823, died 11th Oct., 1915. The son of very poor parents, he received a free education at Rodez, and then went to the normal school at Vaucluse, and at the age of cighteen he began his career as teacher. He was in charge of a primary school, and in his spare time studied mathematics and physics. He subsequently became profe or of physics at the College of Ajaccio, and his interest in insects having in the meantime been aroused, he turned his entire attention to entomological pursults. His reputation as a naturalist increased, and his work was _ praised; by Darwin. He was particularly noted for the remarkable patience with which he investigated the life-history of insects, and for his minute and painstaking observations. His works first appeared in the Annales des sciences nature lies from 1855-8, and were afterwards amplified in his Souvenirs Eintomologiques in 10 volumes, published between 1878 and 1907. He was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour, and in 1912 the French Government granted him a pension. His works were translated into English by A. Texeira de Mattos. FABRIA‘NG, an episcopal city of Italy, province ef Ancona. Pop. 23,750.