  The paper `Note sur une relation entre les int\'egrales d\'efinies des
produits des fonctions' by C. Andr\'eief is an often cited paper in random
matrix theory, due to it containing what is now referred to as Andr\'eief's
integration formula. Nearly all citing works state the publication year as
1883. However the journal containing the paper, M\'emories de la Societ\'e des
Sciences physiques et naturelles de Bordeaux, issue 3 volume 2 actually
appeared in 1886. In addition to clarifying this point, some historical
information relating to C. Andr\'eief (better known as K.A. Andreev) and the
lead up to this work is given, as is a review of some of the context of
Andr\'eief's integration formula.
