At the invitation of the University, Count Angelo De Gubernatis, professor of Italian literature in the University of Rome, will give on March 14, 16, 21 and 23, a series of four lectures in French, on "L"aristocratic Italienne;" "Labourgeoisie;" "Le People Italian;" and "Le Pope at le Clerge."

Professor De Gubernatis graduated from the University of Turin, and in 1860 was made professor of rhetoric in the Gymnasium of Chieri, where he remained until 1862, when he was sent to Berlin by the Italian government to study under Professor Bopp and Weber. In 1863 he became extraordinary professor of sanskrit and comparative literature at the University of Florence, becoming ordinary professor in 1869. He is well known as a dramatist, lyric poet, journalist, critic, orientalist, and mythologist. Among his best known plays are: "Pere delle Vigne," "La Morte daCatone," "Romolo," "II Re Nala" and "Savitri," Professor De Gubernatis is the Italian correspondent of several of the most prominent monthly reviews and has written many scientific works.

The lectures will be open to the public.