Edouard Fournier, a French author, born in Orleans, June 15, 1819. He early devoted himself to literary labors, and produced many plays alone or in collaboration with others. One of his best efforts is Corneille a la butte Saint-Roch (1862); his drama Gutenberg was favorably received in 1868 at the Odeon, after having been rejected by the Theatre Francais. His writings relate to a great variety of subjects, and he has edited many voluminous publications and reviews. His best known works are: L'Esprit des autres (1855; 4th enlarged ed., 1861); L'Esprit dans l'histoire (1857; 2d ed., 1860); and Le vieux-neuf his-toire ancienne des inventions et decouvertes mo-dernes (2 vols., 1859).