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plants, and his botanical library to the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences. 

 Died at Philadelphia, August loth, at the age of 80. 



Fedchenko, Alexis. An eminent traveler in Central Asia. Died of 

 exposure on the Col de Geant, Switzerland, August 12th. 



Foster, Colonel John W. Aided in the geological survey of Ohio ; with 

 Professor J. D. Whitney surveyed the iron and copper regions of Lake Supe- 

 rior ; president of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. Author of a work on 

 the physical geography of the Mississippi Valley, and one on the prehistoric 

 races of the United States, as well as of numerous reports and papers on ge- 

 ology and ethnology. Died on the 29th of June, at the age of 58. 



Gay, Claude. A member of the Academy of Sciences of Paris. A spe- 

 cialist in botany. Died at Deffends, November 29th, probably over eighty. 



Gibbs, George. An eminent specialist in ethnology and philology. Bom 

 July 9th, 1815. Author of a "Life of Oliver Wolcott." In 1851 was ap- 

 pointed collector of the port of Astoria, Oregon ; was geologist to the survey 

 of a Pacific Eailroad route under Major Stevens ;, a member of the Northern 

 Boundary Survey in 1857. At the time of his death, on the 9th of April, 

 was superintending the printing, on the part of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 of vocabularies of the American Indians. 



Gordon, J. A. Superintendent of the Crystal Palace Gardens ; assistant 

 of Sir Joseph Paxton. 



Hancock, Albany. An eminent anatomist. Died October 24th. 



Hausteen, Professor Christian, in 1816 was made director of the 



Astronomical and Physical Observatory of Christiania ; among the highest of 

 authorities in terrestrial magnetism. Author of a large number of scientific 

 papers, but his most valuable work was "Magnetismus der Erde." Died 

 April 15th, in his 89th year. 



Hoeck, Professor M. Director of the Astronomical Observatory of 

 Utrecht. Died September 4th, aged about forty. 



Holland, Sir Henry. Died October 28th, at the age of 85. 

 Irvine, James. Author of the ' ' London Plora. " 



Jameson, Dr. William. An eminent botanist and naturalist ; contrib- 

 uted largely to public institutions in Europe and America of specimens in 

 botany and zoology. Died at Quito, Ecuador, in June. 



Jones, Dr. Henry Bence. Author of several special treatises upon va- 

 rious branches of science. Died in London, April 20th, at the age of 60. 



Jourdan, M. Formerly director of the Natural-History Museum of 

 Lvons. 



Kaup, Dr. J. J. Grand-ducal inspector of the Museum of Darmstadt. 

 Died in October. 



Landseer, Sir Edwin. Bom in I8O2 ; elected an associate of the Roy- 

 al Academy in 1827, and a royal academician in 1831. Distinguished for 

 his skill as an artist in the delineation of animal life. Died October 1st, 

 aged 71 . 



