Hippolyte Leon Dcnizard Allan-Kardec, a French spiritualist, born in Lyons, Oct. 3, 1803, died April 1, 1869. He established in 1858 a periodical review on spiritualism (Revue spi-rite), and the societe parisienne des etudes spi-rites. His principal works are: Le litre des esprits (2 ed., 1860); Le litre des mediums; and L'imitation de l'Evangile selon le spiri-tualisme (1864).