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Muller, Professor MarCUS Joseph. Died at Munich, March 28, 1874, 

 at the age of sixty-five. 



Naumann, Professor C. F. A well-known mineralogist. Died at 

 Dresden, December 4, 1873. 



Papillon, M. Fernand. A well-known physiologist. 



Phillips, Professor John. A veteran scientist of England, best known 

 as a geologist ; took a large part in the establishment of the British Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science ; occupied the chair of geology in 

 King's College, London, and also in the University of Dublin ; the author 

 of various important geological works. Died April 24, 1874, at the age of 

 seventy-three. 



Pilcher, Dr. AloyS. Formerly head-librarian to the Imperial Library 

 at St. Petersburg, and long connected with the University of Munich. Died 

 June 3, at the age of forty-one. 



Plath, Dr. Johann Heinrich. A writer upon Chinese literature and 

 geography. Died at Munich, November 16, aged seventy-three. 



Pouchet, Professor F. A. Known by his labors in the direction of 

 spontaneous generation and spontaneous ovulation. Died at Rouen, in July, 

 at the age of seventy-three. 



Quetelet, Professor L. An eminent astronomer, physicist, and statis- 

 tician ; founder of the Observatory at Brussels. Died in Brussels, February 

 1(5, aged seventy-seven. 



Renilie, Sir John. A distinguished British civil engineer. Died Sep- 

 tember 3, at the age of eighty. 



ReUSS, Professor A. E. VOn. A well-known geologist of Vienna. 



R-OCkleder, Dr. Friedrich. Professor of chemistry in the University 

 of Vienna. Died at Vienna, November 6. 



Rosa, Mr. Paul. Assistant of Father Secchi at the Roman Observa- 

 tory, and author of various astronomical treatises. Died July 11, aged forty- 

 nine. 



RoUSSeau, L. P. Assistant naturalist at the Museum of Natural History 

 of Paris, in the department of mollusca and radiates. Died October 14, aged 

 sixty-three. 



Schllltze, ProfeSSOr Max. Professor of anatomy at Bonn. Regard- 

 ed as the first histologist of the day, and author of many important works. 

 Died in January, 1874, at Bonn. 



Seehohm, Mr. Louis. One of the photographers of the American 

 transit of Venus expedition. Died at Bahia, July 22. 



ShuttleWOrth, Mr. Robert. A specialist in conchology and botany. 

 Died at Berne, Switzerland. 



Slack, Dr. J. H. "Well known as one of the leading fish-culturists of the 



