OBITUARY. 401 



M. Gannal, the discoverer of the modern process of embalming. 



William Gardner, an eminent Scottish botanist. 



John B. Gluck, Assistant United States Coast Survey. 



William H. Grant, Professor of Anatomy, Pennsylvania Medical College. 



Mr. Grainger, an eminent British engineer, President of the Scotch Society of Arts, 

 killed on a railroad. 



M. Gruiihuisen, an eminent astronomer attached to the University of Munich, Germany. 



John Haviland, an eminent architect of Philadelphia, and originator of the celebrated 

 Pennsylvania system of prison discipline. 



Baron Hessinger, a well known Swedish writer on mineralogy and geology, and the 

 early patron of Berzelius. 



William Honiball, inventor of the so-called "Porter's Anchor." 



William Howe, inventor of the celebrated railroad bridge bearing his name. 



John Jex, an eminent self-taught English mechanician and inventor. 



Prof. Walter R. Johnson, of Washington, D. C. 



M. de Krusenstein, an eminent Russian geographer and navigator. 



Baron Langdorff, of Baden, an eminent German botanist. 



Edward Lassell, Professor of Chemistry, Williams College. 



Dr. Gideon A. Mantell, LL. J)., F. R. S., the distinguished British geologist. 



Dr. Herbert Mayo, F R. S., a distinguished English physiologist. 



Sir James McAdam, author of the project of McAdamizing roads. 



Prof. William McGillivray, a Scottish naturalist of eminence, author of the " History 

 of British Birds." 



Prof. John P. Norton, Professor of Agricultural Chemistry, Yale College. 



Frederick Overman, an eminent mining engineer ; died from the effects of the inhala- 

 tion of arsenureted hydrogen. 



Dr. Plaff, Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Kiel, Germany. 



Dr. Achille Richard, a French botanist. 



M. Kochoux, a French writer of celebrity ; author of a treatise on apoplexy, etc. 



Prof. James Rogers, Prof, of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania. 



Prof. Schouw, of Copengagen, an eminent Danish botanist. 



J. F. Stephens, President of the British Entomological Society. 



John L. Stephens, an eminent American traveller, author and antiquarian. 



Thomas Thompson, Professor of Chemistry in the University of Glasgow, and author of 

 the well known work " Thompson's Chemistry." 



William Thompson, an eminent Irish naturalist. 



Baron Walckencer, Tice President of the Royal Geological Society of France. 



Frank Forster, an eminent English engineer. 



Capt. Edwin Forbes, celebrated for researches in Western Africa, especially in 

 Dahomey. 



John Frost, of Brooklyn, author of the Stame Theory. 



