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We can scarcely find a better example than in Gustav Rose of 

 the joy from a growing knowledge of nature lasting to the even- 

 ing of life. Looking back over his long life, he saw how many 

 dark paths of science had been followed out and made clear. 

 This filled him with delight and high hope. " You will yet have 

 more light," he said to the young. "Much must perish, but 

 science will continue to increase." He saw his co-workers and 

 best friends, Mitscherlich, M.ignus, Haidin<j;er, above all. his bro- 

 ther Heinrich, called from their work. Their departure and his 

 increasing loneliness filled him wnth pain. Still he rejoiced in 

 the thought of how much science had been advanced by the 

 common efforts of his departed friends. Thus his spirit exhibited 

 the uncommon spectacle of auo-mentiuo- cheerfulness to life's 

 close. Three years since it was decided to celebrate his " Doktor- 

 Jubilixum/' on the occasion of his completing a half century as 

 an instructor. He never souuht honors, but nevertheless all 

 honors fell to his share. When he was made Knight of the Order 

 'pour la merlte, he considered the distinction too great for him. 



Imperishable is the memory which Gustav Rose has left. 

 Not only imperishable, but a memory that is living and active in 

 the hearts of all who knew him. In his science and his many- 

 sided relations to life, he had no enemy, no opponent, no envy, 

 no evil-wisher to disturb him. He lived in a profound peace^ 

 of which his eyes were the speaking witness, whose peculiar soul- 

 full outlook astonished all with whom he spoke. What is often 

 so hard to the best men, to live in peace and friendship, was 

 allowed to him. As he always strove to judge from a sense of 

 the good, the true and the beautiful, so he expected the same 

 judgment from others. He recognized in the efi"orts of others 

 only the good. If words and deeds did not accord with his views^ 

 he did not attribute to others evil motives — and thus he won to 

 himself the love and respect of all who came in contact with him. 



Gustav Rose, in his life, as well as in his science, has left us 

 an example hard to imitate. Until the 11th of July he still gave 

 his lectures. Notwithstanding his great debility, — feeling, he 

 says, " as if I had climbed the " Hummerich" and the " Low^en- 

 burg," — he wrote in the evening a long scientific letter, closing 

 with the words "Rest will do us good; we will go again to our 

 old quarters in Friedrichshafen; would we were there now!" 

 Scarcely had he closed the letter when he was seized with a chilL 



