SECTION IV. — BIOGRAPHY. I99

Field, Frederic. Obituary. Chem. News, li, 190 (1885). Obituary. J. Chem. Soc, London, xlix, 347 (1886).
Field, Henry W.
Obituary. J. Chem. Soc, London, lv, 293 (1889).
Figuier, Louis.
* Vie des savants illustres, depuis I'antiquite jusqu' au dix-neuvieme
siecle. Paris, n. d. 5 vols., roy. 8vo. Illustrated with portraits
and engravings.
A handsome work in popular style. Vol, I, Savants de I'antiquite ; II, Savants du moyen age ; ill, Savants de la Renaissance ; iv, Savants du XVII siecle ; v. Savants du xviii siecle. Besides philosophers, mathe- maticians, physicists, naturalists, and astronomers, contains biographies of following chemists : Geber, Roger Bacon, Arnaldo Villanova, Ray- mund Lully, Paracelsus, Agricola, Van Helmont, Robert Boyle, Nicolas L^mery, Boerhaave, Reaumur, Rouelle, Lavoisier. Portraits are given of those whose names are in italics.
FiKENSCHER, Georg W. A. Geschichte von Baron Krohneman. See Krohneman, C. W.
FiLippuzzi, Francesco.
HoFMANN, A. W. Nekrolog auf F. Filippuzzi. Ber. d. chem. Ges., XIX, p. 2941 (i»886).
Fischer, Emil. See Griess, Peter.
Fischer, George P. Life of Benj. Silliman [Sr.], see Silliman, B.
FiTz, Albert,
HoFMANN, A. W. Nachricht von dem Tode des A. Fitz. Ber. d. chem. Ges., xviii, p. 1505 (1885).
Flamel, Nicolas.
Vallet de Viriville. Des ouvrages alchimiques attribu^s \ Nicolas Flamel. Paris, 1856. 8vo.
* Villain, Abbe. Histoire critique de Nicolas Flamel et de Pernelle
sa femme ; recueillie d'actes anciens qui justifient I'origine et la mediocrity de leur fortune contre les imputations des Alchimistes. On y a joint le Testament de Pernelle et plusieurs autres pieces interessantes. Paris, 1761. pp. [xii]-403-[iv], i2mo. Portrait and folding plate.
After a critical examination of original documents the author shows the base- lessness of the claims of alchemists with respect to Flamel. Published anonymously.
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Flamel, Nicolas. Life and Writings. For a list of more than i8 biographies and essays on N. F. see Chevalier, Ulysse, Repertoire. For bibliography see Adelung, J. F. Life, see, in Section III, Lenz, Jo. Christopher.
Fleischer, Anton.
Steiner, a. Nekrolog auf Anton Fleischer. Ber. d. chem. Ges., xi^ p. 2308 (1878).
Flourens, Marie J. P. Eloge de J. A. Chaptal, see Chaptal, J. A. £loge de L. J. Thenard, see Thenard, Louis Jacques.
FlOckiger, F. a. Zur Erinnerung an Scheele, see Scheele, Carl Wilhelm. FONTENELLE, BERNARD LE BOUYER DE.
Eloges des academiciens. Paris, 17 19. 3 vols., i2mo. And in his CEuvres, Paris, 1790-92. Vols. 6 and 7.
Contains among others notices of Lemery, Homberg, and Boerhaave.
Fonvielle, W. de. Vie de Joseph Priestley, see Priestley, Joseph.
Forbes, David.
Obituary. J. Chem. Soc, London, xxxi, 496 (1877). Obituary. Chem. News, xxxiv, 260 (1876).
Forcrand, R. de. La vie de G. Chancel, see Chancel, G. FORSTER, JOHANN ReINHOLD.
Biographical Notices of J. R. F.: Sprengel, Kurt ; Neu Teutsch. Merkur. '799- P- ZTi ^^^ P- 234. Also: Monthly Magazine, June, 1798, p. 403 and p. 241. All. J. Chem., vol. iii, p. 617, with bibliography.
FouCHY, Grandjean de. Eloge de Claude Joseph Geoffrey. See Geoffroy, C. J. Fouque, Victor. Vie et travaux de Nicephore Niepce, see Niepce Nicephore.
FouRCROY, Antoine Francois de.
Portrait in All. J. Chem., Scherer, vol. viii. Frontispiece. 1802. Cattaneo, Antonio. Cenni su la vita di Anton Franc. Fourcroy.
Milano, 1S39. pp. 50, 4 to. Portrait of F. Cuvier, Georges. Eloge historique du comte de Fourcroy. Mem.
Acad. Sciences, xi, i S., Hist, xcvii-cxxviii (1810).
Fourcroy, Antoine Francois de. See Young, Thomas, Biographies. Vie de Lavoi- sier, see Lavoiser, A. L.
Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph. Life of, see Arago, Franjois.
FowNES, George.
Obituary. Q J. Chem. Soc, London, 11, 184-187 (1850). Obituary. Am. J. Sci. [2], vii, 452. May, 1S49.