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Ginmclziige, published shortly after his death, that he adopted none 

 of the philosophic work- of the collaborators in the Eng'lish transla- 

 tion of the first edition. In this connection, A. S. Woodward has 

 stated in Xature, " His last essay of general interest was an address 

 on Paleontology and the biogenetic law." This addi-ess " was almost 

 tlie only occasion in which Professor yon Zittel yentnred to express 

 any opinions on the philosoj^hv of biology or the solution of funda- 

 mental problems. * * '^ Indeed, scarcely auy of his work can be 

 regarded as suggesting im})ortant iioyel points of yiew."" 



In 1844 the Munich paleontologic collections began with Andreas 

 AVagner as first curator, followed by Albert ()p}>el. These men 

 bi-ought together the collections of Graf Miinstei- Haberk'in Obern- 

 dorfer, Herzog yon Leuchtenberg, Ilohenegger, etc. Since then 

 Zittel has enormously increased the Munich collection in all direc- 

 tions. Of ammonites, ZitteFs Collection contains more than 2.()00 

 forms, and this is but one of many examples that could be cited to 

 show its great richness. " Thirty-seyen and one-half years ago Zittel 

 took charge of this coHection. Toward its deyelopment he at first 

 labored alone; later he had one and finally three assistants, and 

 comparatiyely little pecuniary means were at his disposal. He left 

 ihe Munich Paleontologic Museum the greatest in continental 

 Europe, the most universal in existence, and scientifically one of the 

 most famous and significant." 



In 184G was begun the great German ])aleontologic jjeriodical, 

 Palaeontographica. by AA'ilhelm Dunker and Hermann yon Meyer. 

 After the death of \()n ]\Ieyer, in ISOO, Zittel l)ecame one of the 

 editors, and since the death of Dunker, in 18S5, he alone has directed 

 this publication. Not less than 70 different m()nogra})hs based on 

 the ^lunich collections are by ZitteFs students and owe their origin 

 largely, if not entirely, to his stimulus. He " did not overshadow 

 the plodding student by adding his own name as joint author" 

 (Woodward). 



Zittel devoted much of his time to teaching, regarding this work as 

 important as that of investigation. In furtiierance of his instruc- 

 tion he wrote his Handbuch and (irundziige and created an additional 

 helj) in his 7o i)aleontological and geological wall charts. Of pale- 

 ontologic students who have studied in Zittel's School not less than 

 110 are recorded in the Album of the Paleontological Institute. His 

 students are to be found in all European countries and in the Far 

 East and West. He never sought to influence them other than as 

 strenuous seekers after the truth. Each stiulent of ZitteFs could and 

 nuist develop himself according to his own inclination and nature, 

 free from all theoi-etic influence and fi'om all nari'ow, pi'escribed lim- 

 its of inyestigation. In but one direction did Zittel force his stu- 

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