Excerpt from Memoirs Baron Cuvier Having thus, I trust, obviated every feeling of disgust which accompanies all kinds of presumption, and which would, most probably be attached to me, were I to dare to think myself qualified for a biographer of savants, there yet remains something for me to say to those to whom I am. Unknown; for, when an individual starts from a private circle to give an account of an illustrious public character, it becomes necessary to vouch for the veracity of details, and to explain the opportunities afforded for observation. This will be best done by a short history of my intercourse with the Cuvier family, an introduction to whom took place through our mutually cherished friend, Dr. Leach, of the British Museum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.