BARTHELEMY SAINT-HILAIRE, JULES (1805 1895), French philosopher and statesman, was born in Paris on Aug. 19, 1805, and died on Nov. 24, 1895. In his early years he was a journalist, and from 1826 to 1830 opposed the reactionary policy of the king in Le Globe. At the revolution of 1830 he signed the protestation of the journalists on July 28, 1830. After 1830 he contributed to Le Constitutionnel, Le National and the Courrier f rancais until 1833, when he turned to ancient philosophy, undertaking a translation of Aristotle, which occupied him from 1837 to 1892. He obtained the chair of ancient philosophy at the College de France (1838) and a seat at the Academy of Moral and Political Science (1839). After the revolution of 1848 he was elected as a republican deputy; but withdrew after the coup d'etat of Louis Napoleon. Elected deputy again in 1869, he joined the opposition to the empire, and in 1871 supported Thiers for the presidency. Appointed senator for life in 1875, he was minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of Jules Ferry, and promoted the establishment of a French protectorate over Tunis. His principal works, besides the translation of Aristotle (35 vols.) are : De la logique d'Aristote (1838) ; Pensees de Marc-Aurele (1876) ; M. V. Cousin, Sa vie et sa correspondance (1895) ; Des Vedas (1854) ; Le Bouddha et sa Religion (186o) ; Du Bouddhisme (1855); Mahomet et le Coran (1865).