GIDE, CHARLES (1847-1932), French economist, was born on June 29, 1847, at Uzes (Gard). Educated at the College d'Uzes, he entered the faculty of law of the University of Paris, He early became professor of political economy, first at Bor deaux, then at Montpellier, and from 1898 to 192o at the Uni versity of Paris. He is the author of one of the best introductory treatises on political economy, Principes d'Economie Politique, first published in 1884 and since translated into English and other languages, and is joint author with Prof. Rist of an excellent work on the history of economic theory, Histoire des Doctrines Eco nomiques (3rd ed. 192o). Gide devoted a great deal of time and energy to the encouragement and furtherance of the co-operative movement in France, and wrote largely on this question. He made unremitting endeavours to maintain and promote har monious international relations and especially to preserve co operation amongst intellectual workers in different countries. (See FRANCE.)