VICTOR CHERBULIEZ

Victor Clierbuliez was bom in Geneva, on the 19tli of July, 1829. His family, of Frencli origin, had sought refuge in Switzerland, when the Huguenots were persecuted in France. His people were of a literary turn.

His grandfatlier, Abraham Cherbuliez was a bookseller and éditer, as was also bis uncle, Joël Cherbuliez. His father was at first pastor of a church in Geneva, and later on professer at the Academy (now University) of the same city. He was a great scholar, equally versed in the Hebrew and other Oriental langages, as in Greek and Latin; a modest, retiring scholar, who published scarcely anything, but who gave great attention to the éducation and instruction of his son. It may be added that the Cherbuliez family is remotely related to J.-J. Rousseau.

After having studied in Geneva, Victor Cherbuliez continued in Berlin and Paris,