BORY DE SAINT-VINCENT, JEAN BAPTISTE GEORGE MARIE (178o-1846), French naturalist, was born at Agen. He was naturalist with Captain Nicholas Baudin's expe dition to Australia in 1798, but left the vessel at Mauritius, and spent two years in exploring Reunion and other islands. Joining the army on his return, he was present at the battles of Ulm and Austerlitz, and in 1808 went to Spain with Marshal Soult. In 1815 his name was consequently placed on the list of the pro scribed; but after wandering in disguise from place to place he was allowed quietly to return to Paris in 182o. In 1829 he was placed at the head of a scientific expedition to the Morea, and in 1839 he had charge of the exploration of Algeria. He edited the Dictionnaire classique d'histoke naturelle; among his separate productions were Essais sur les Iles Fortunees (5802), and Voyage dans les Iles d'A f rique (1803) .