B. in 1817; d. at Rougemont, Cloyes, October 1, 1904; the scion
of an old French family, and one of the most distinguished among
modern men of anthropologic science Pouget, JEAN-FRANCOIS-ALBERT
DU, MARQUIS DE NADAILLAC, b. in 1817; d. at Rougemont, Cloyes,
October 1, 1904; the scion of an old French family, and one of
the most distinguished among modern men of anthropologic
science. He devoted his earlier years to public affairs, and
served in 1871 and 1877 respectively as prefect of the
Departments of Basses-Pyrenees and Indre-et-Loire, proving
himself an able and sympathetic administrator. On completing his
term of office he retired into private life and devoted himself
to scientific research, chiefly in the lines of palaeontology
and anthropology, giving particular attention to American
questions, upon which he was a leading authority. He had much to
do with the exploration of the caves of southern France, being
especially interested in the evidence of artistic development in
the primitive occupants. He wa