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First, as true martyrs of science, who gave their lives, by 

 pestilence or accident in foreign lands for the promotion of dis- 

 covery, are Ternstrom who died in China ; Hasselquist in 

 Smyrna ; Forskal in Arabia ; Loefling in South America ; and 

 Falk in Tartary. 



Those, more fortunate but not less daring who adventured in 

 foreign lands and by a safe return were enabled to reap, in 

 their lifetimes, a reward of merit, were Peter Kalm in North 

 America ; Rolander in Surinam ; Toren in Malabar ; Osbeck 

 in China ; Sparrman in South Africa ; Thunberg in eastern 

 Asia and Japan ; Niebuhr in Egypt ; Gmelin in Siberia ; and, 

 in various parts of Europe, Koehler, Alstroemer, Von Troil, 

 Fabricius, and Solander. 



I have mentioned but a prominent few among many. A 

 little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. That influence which 

 drew and held students, which inspired them to their utmost 

 efforts, faithful in the quest of knowledge even unto death ; 

 which helped to mould a second generation to carry on the 

 work of research ; which affected more or less deeply every 

 student of nature in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, 

 and has not yet spent all its force ; that influence was no trifling 

 gift to mankind. 



The details of work accomplished by Linnaeus, as by each 

 and every one of his successors, fluctuate in value under the 

 keener scrutiny and more refined methods of those who follow 

 after. The fate of theories lies in the lap of the Gods. 



But the spirit which inspired them ; the ardor which hands 

 on the torch as the runner sinks exhausted by the way ; the 

 devotion to truth and disregard of self imparted by a great 

 teacher ; and which shall endure while a human mind and 

 heart exist to cherish them — these are gifts immortal. 



