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FAZY, fti'zev. JEAN .Iirm:s (1796-1878). A Swiss statesman and author. lie was horn in Geneva. and was 14111C:fled in Paris, where he began the study of political economy. Upon the spread of the Ca•bonari (q.v.) to Enlace in 1820. he became affiliated with them, and was active among the opponents of the Gov ernment of the Restoration. fn 1826 he returned to his native city, where lie began the publication of a newspaper called Le Journal de Gem're. 1Ze turning again to l'aris some time before the end of the reign of Charles N., he entered actively into joiertmlism. In July, 1330, Fazy was one of the first to sign the protest of the journalists against the ordinance of the King restricting the freedom of the press. He was an active par ticipant in the July Revolution, but energetically favored the establishment of a republic, and op posed the candidature of the Duke of after whose elevation to the throne as Louis Philippe he became a member of the Radical op position. The published the Kerrie Wpublicainc, and his advocacy of radical republican principles resulted in his being fined and imprisoned. In 1833 hazy returned to Geneva. There he found the city still in the hands of the Conservative Party, of Ivhieli the principal elements were the Calvinistic Clericals and the old aristocratic families. Ibis attacks on the Government in the Revue de Gem're, which lie established, finally resulted, after almost ten years, in the overturn ing of the Conservative Party in October, 1846.

and the establishment of the Liberal regime. From that time until the fall of the Liberal Party from power in 1364, the history of hazy is that of the canton in which, from 1847 to 1853 and again from 1855 to 1861, he held the highest office. lie occupied at the same time a promi nent place in the Swiss Federation, and was one of the authors of the Constitution of IS-18. In Ids later years he lived quietly, occupying the position of professor of international law at the University of Geneva. Among his published works are L'homme our portions: Conversations politiques et philosophigues (1821) : Voyages d'Ertelib (1822) ; Prineipes d'organisation indus triclle (1830) ; and Ilistoire de Gent've (18-10). Consult Fazy, James Fazy, sa vie et son cruvre (Geneva, 1887).

FEA, fain, CAPLo (1753-1834). An Italian archeologist, born at Pig,na. He took holy orders, but afterwards gave himself up entirely to study. His valuable works on arelixology con sist of the following: Miscellanea filologieo, cd antiynaria (17901837) ; L'integrita del Panteone rirerolienta a if. Agrippa ; Prtazione (Pan l'iaygio ad Ostia col ally villa di Plinio (1802) ; an edition of the works of llorace (Rome, 1311); Della state(' di Pompeio Magna del pala,:,:o Spada (1812) ; Jscrizioni di monumenti publiei (1313) ; and Deserizione di Roma (1822).