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the United States, and never weary of emphasizing the importance of 

 sound training for meteorologists along mathematical and physical 

 lines. Abbe held two academic positions. He was professor of 

 meteorology at Columbian (now George Washington) University 

 from 1886 to 1909, and lecturer in meteorology at Johns Hopkins 

 University from 1896 to 1914. As a part of his work for meteorologi- 

 cal education may be mentioned further his activity in connection 

 with the International Meteorological Congress at Chicago (1893), 

 and his editorship of the " Bulletin of the Mount Weather Observa- 

 tory" (1909-1913). Through his articles on Meteorology in the 

 Encyclopaedia Britannica he brought sound meteorological information 

 to large numbers of general readers. 



Abbe was a member of many scientific societies, both in the United 

 States and abroad. He was elected a Fellow of the American Acad- 

 emy of Arts and Sciences in 1884. Two distinguished honors were 

 awarded him abroad. He received the degree of LL.D. from the 

 University of Glasgow in 1896, and the Symons Gold Medal of the 

 Royal Meteorological Society (London) in 1912. The president of 

 the Society, in presenting this medal, said of Abbe that he " has con- 

 tributed to instrumental, statistical, dynamical, and thermodynami- 

 cal meteorology, and forecasting," and "has, moreover, played 

 throughout the part not only of an active contributor but also of a 

 leader who drew others into the battle and pointed out the paths along 

 which attacks might be successful." In April, 1916, Abbe was 

 awarded the Marcellus Hartley gold medal of the National Academy 

 of Sciences for "eminence in the application of science to the public 

 welfare, in consideration of his distinguished service in inaugurating 

 systematic meteorological observations in the United States." 



During his lifetime, Abbe's modesty and self-depreciation to a 

 large extent kept him from occupying the position of scientific promi- 

 nence to which his learning and his service to meteorology entitled 

 him. Now that he is dead, his work for the science to which he so 

 faithfully devoted himself for fifty years is seen to have been far 

 more important than even those who knew him best ever realized. 

 Abbe's devotion to his work was an inspiration. His enthusiasm was 

 a stimulus to all who came in contact with him. His cheerfulness 

 and his patience were an example which could not fail to encourage 

 his associates and his colleagues, everywhere. 



Robert DeC. Ward. 



