courier published in 1807 his translation from xenophon, "du commandement de la cavalerie et de l'equitation", and had a share in editing the "collections des romans grecs". he also projected a translation of herodotus, and published a specimen, in which he attempted to imitate archaic french; but he did not live to carry out this plan. on april 10, 1825, on a sunday afternoon, courier was found shot in a wood near his house. the murderers, who were servants of his own, remained undiscovered for five years. there were many stories in the village of veretz that they had been fired for their sexual liaisons with his wife, who left him for paris shortly afterwards. he is buried in veretz cemetery, close to his son and the grave of the later poet eugène bizeau. the anarchist poet's grandmother was mentioned in courier's own work. there were, however, rumours of a political murder by the authorities which remained current for many years.