DUMONT, PIERRE ETIENNE LOGS (1759 '829). A Swiss philosopher, the leading dis ciple of Bentham, and the great expositor of the Benthamite philosophy. Ile was born in Ge neva, July IS, 1759, studied theology, and after officiating as a minister for a short time in his native town, proceeded to Saint Petersburg in 1783, where lie accepted the charge of the French Protestant Church. in 1785 lie left Russia. went to England, and became tutor to the sons of Lord Shelburne. Marquis of Lans downe. His superior talents, liberal sentiments, and tine character soon recommended hint to the distinguished Whigs of that period; with Sir Samuel Romilly, in partieula•, lie formed a close friendship. During the early years of the French Revolution Dumont was in Paris, where lie be came greatly attached to Mirabeau, regarding whom lie has given the world much important information in his Soarcnirs sue irabeau et sue lcs deux pecinieTes assemWes legislatiees (which were not published till 1832, three years after the author's death). In 1791 Dumont re turned to England, and formed an intimacy with Bentham. This led to the most important event in his life. Deeply convinced of the value of that
philosopher's views on legislation, he requested his friend to allow hint to arrange and edit his unpublished writings on this subject. Bentham gave him his manuscripts. Dumont labored earnestly and successfully to bring order out of the chaos of Bentham's writings, and gave them a literary form and a currency which contributed powerfully to their influence. In the following works he appears as the interpreter as well as the editor of the philosopher: Tea it e de b'gisla lion virile et penalc (Geneva, 1892) ; Theoric des Peines et des recompenses (Geneva. 1810) ; Tactlque des ass(lnWes (Geneva, 1815) : judiciaires (Geneva, 1823) and the Organisation judiciairc et codification (182S), a posthumous work. Dumont returned to Ge neva in 1814, and became a member of the representative council. Ile died in 1829 in Milan. Consult: Macaulay, Reriew of Dumont's "Recollections of Nirabean" (London, 1832) ; De Candolle, i'cotice sire let sir et les dents dr If. Dumont (Paris. 1829).