Jules Silvain Zeller

Jules Silvain Zeller, a French historian, born in Paris, April 23, 1820. He has taught history at Bordeaux, Rennes, Strasburg, and Aix. In 1858 he became maître de conferences at the normal school in Paris, and a lecturer at the Sorbonne. In 1869 he succeeded Duruy in the polytechnic school, and in 1874 Michelet in the academy of moral and political sciences. He has published Ulrich de Hutten (1849); Histoire de l'Italie (1852); Episodes dramatiquesde l'histoire d'Italic (1855); L'Annee historique (4 vols., 1860-'63); Les empereurs romains (1863); Entretiens sur l'histoire (1865); and Histoire d'Allemagne (1872).

Jules Verne

Jules Verne, a French author, born in Nantes, Feb. 8, 1828. After studying law he wrote plays and operatic pieces, and was for some time secretary of the Théâtre Lyrique. In 1863 he became known by his Cinq semaines dans un ballon, a romance based upon the discoveries of modern science, and giving with a remarkable appearance of reality fanciful solutions of scientific problems. It has been translated into English, as have also his subsequent works of the same character, including "A Journey to the Centre of the Earth," "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea," " From the Earth to the Moon," " Dropped from the Clouds," and "The Mysterious Island." One of his most popular works is the Tour du monde en 80 jours ("Around the "World in Eighty Days"), which was dramatized in 1874, and had a great success at the Porte Saint-Martin theatre, Paris, and in the United States. He has also published with Theophile Lavallée an illustrated geography of France (1867-8).

Julia Kavanagh

Julia Kavanagh, a British authoress, born in Thurles, Ireland, in 1824. At an early age she accompanied her parents to France, where she was educated. In 1844 she took up her residence in London. She published in 1847 a tale for children entitled "The Three Paths." This was followed by "Madeleine" (1848), a story of peasant life in France, and in 1850 by a series of historical sketches, " Woman in France in the 18th Century." In 1851 appeared "Nathalie," a novel, in which the scene is also laid in France. Among her other works are: "Women of Christianity exemplary for Piety" (1852), "Daisy Burns" (1853), "Grace Lee" (1854) "Rachel Gray" (1855), "The Hobbies" (1857), "Adele" (1858), "French Women of Letters" (1861), "English Women of Letters " (1862), " Queen Mab " (1863), "Sibyl's Second Love" (1867), and "Sylvia" (1870).

Julian Sebastian Cammermeier Welhaven

Julian Sebastian Cammermeier Welhaven, a Norwegian poet, born in Bergen, Dec. 22, 1807, died in Christiania in November, 1873. He was educated at the university of Christiania, and published in 1832 a pamphlet in Danish against the provincialism and conventionality of Wergeland. For 30 years he was professor of philosophy at the university of Christiania. He was one of the most accomplished poets of his day. His collected works are in 8 vols. (Christiania, 1868).