George Fisch, a French Protestant divine, born in Switzerland, July 6, 1814. He was educated in the academy at Lausanne, and entering the ministry was for nearly five years pastor of a German-speaking congregation at Vevay. He then emigrated to France and joined the French Evangelical church. In 1846 he was called to Lyons as the successor of Adolphe Monod. In 1855 he removed to Paris to become pastor of the church " Tait-bout," where he is the colleague of Edmond de Pressense, who is his brother-in-law. Dr. Fisch advocates the independence of the church from the state. He is a director of the evangelical society of France, a powerful auxiliary to the union of evangelical churches, and since 1863 has held the presidency of the Union."