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cosm which he had to deal with. Tlie prof]jress, by the L,in- 

 nxan methods, since his time, has been so great ; anatomical, 

 ecological and embryological discoveries have so illuminated 

 the subject ; that we are prone to look with amusement on the 

 crude classification which alone in his time was possible, with- 

 out appreciating the instances it contains of really astonishing 

 insight into the true relation of organized beings. 



It is only when we compare the Linnajan classification with 

 the contemporaneous absurdities of such antagonists as Jacobus 

 Theodorus Klein, who in bewigged pomposity stares at us from 

 the frontispiece of his ridiculous *'Tentamen," that we can ap- 

 preciate the quality of the genius of the immortal Swede. 



A third manner, and by no means the least important, in 

 which Linngeus influenced zoological science, was through his 

 friends, associates and pupils. We all know what the personal 

 influence of Louis Agassiz did for science in America. Some- 

 thing of the same sort emanated from the personality of Linnaeus 

 in his time. 



In the days of his early struggles it must have been evident, 

 or we should not read of how such men as Rothmann, Stobasus, 

 Celsius, Rudbeck and Reuterholm exerted themselves to pro- 

 mote the fortunes and facilitate the studies of the poor country 

 parson's son. A little later, as he began to win a footing, we 

 find the greater scientists with whom he was brought in contact 

 giving him a cordiai welcome ; and, from men like Gronovius, 

 Boerhaave, Burmann, van Royer and Cliffort in Holland ; 

 Artedi in Sweden; Jussieu in France; Haller in Germany and 

 Dillenius in England ; such recognition was no feeble testimony 

 to his influence and worth. Still more conclusive are the rela- 

 tions to Linnaeus of such ornaments of the nobility as Counts 

 Tessin and Gyllenborg, and her Majesty Queen Ulrica, worthy 

 precursors of the liberal-minded nobles of tO-day, and their 

 leader, His Majesty of Sweden, always foremost in promoting 

 science, exploration and the arts, to the true glory of his 

 kingdom. 



From every other civilized nation as well as from Sweden, 

 Linnaeus drew pupils. Those conversant with the dawn of 

 science in the modern sense, will find familiar the names upon 

 the roll. 



