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Hans Hubner, director of the chemical laboratory of the University 

 of Gottiugeu, died in that ciry July 13, 1884, aged 47 years. Dr. 

 Hilbuer will long be cordially remembered by many Americans who 

 received instruction at his hands. 



Edward Hunt, born about 1830, at Hammersmith; died August 12, 

 1884, in Manchester. He was an enterprising industrial chemist, and 

 since 1851 a fellow of the Chemical Society of Loudon. 



Hermann Kolbe died November 25, 1884, in Leii)sic. Kolbe was 

 born in 1818, near Gottingen, at the university of which city he was 

 educated. After serving as Bunsen's assistant, in Marburg, and Play- 

 fair's, in Loudon, he was called to the chair of chemistr;v in Marburg, iu 

 1851. Since 1865 he has filled the same position in the University of 

 Leipsic. Kolbe was a man of great activity; his contributions to or- 

 ganic chemistry are voluminous and valuable; his labors as editor of 

 the Journal fur praMische Ghemie and as writer of several works, have 

 left a lasting impress on the science of this century. For a full biogra- 

 phy see Chem. News, XL, 282. 



L. Lichtenstein died in July, 1884. He was assistant at the agri- 

 cultural experiment station in Bamberg. He was a member of the Ger- 

 uuiu Chemical Society. 



James Napier, a Scotch chemist, died in 1884. He was the author of 

 several technological manuals and of a historical work entitled: Man- 

 ufiicturmg Arts in Ancient Times, ("Paisley, 1879, 8vo.). He was a 

 member of several learned societies. 



Jacob Natanson died September 16. He was nt one time professor 

 of chemistry in the high school at Warsaw. He was the author of a 

 text-book (in Polish) and made several original investigations. 



William Henry Aston Peake, born at Dublin, March 28, 1855, 

 died Jane 28, 1883, at Cape Colony, where he filled the chair of chemis- 

 try and physics in the college at Stellenbosch. 



William Plunkett, born in Dublin, died in 1884. He was assist- 

 ant in chemistry, under Professor Galloway, at the Royal College of 

 Science, Dublin. 



Eugene Ritter died in July, 1884. Dr. Ritter had been professor 

 of medical chemistry and toxicology in the School of Medicine at Nancy, 

 France, since 1872. 



Robert E. Rogers died September 6, 1884. He was born iu Bal- 

 timore in 1814. Until a short time before his death he held the profess- 

 orship of chemistry in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. He 

 was the last of four brothers, all distinguished in science. 



Henry Young Darracott Scott, born in January, 1822, died in 

 1884. He was a major-general in Her Majesty's service, and in 1851 

 had charge of the chemical laboratory at Woolwich, He is best known, 

 however, as the builder of the Royal Albert Hall, London. 



Robert Angus Smith died May 12, 1884, aged GS years. Dr. Smith 

 has been for forty years one of the most conscientious and zealous work- 



