KAKL AI>FKi;i) VON ZITTKL. 7^5 



(Jnindziiofc. jMiMislu'd shortly aflci- his dealh. tliat he a(h)ptc'(l none 

 of the philosophic work of the collahorators in the Kiiijlish transla- 

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

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

 on Paleontology and the hiooeiietic law." This address " was almost 

 the only occasion in which Professor von Zittel ventni-cd to express 

 any opinions on the philosophy of biology or the solntion of finida- 

 mental problems. * * * Indeed, scarcely any of his work can be 

 regarded as snggesting important novel points of view." 



In 1844 the Mnnich i)aleontologic collections began with Andreas 

 AA'agner as first cnrator, followed by Albert Oppel. These men 

 brought together the collections of (Jraf Minister lliiberlein Obern- 

 dorfer. Ilerzog von Leuchtenberg. TTohenegger, etc. Since then 

 Zittel has enormously increased the ]\Iunich collection in all direc- 

 tions. Of ammonites, ZitteFs Collection contains more than li.OOO 

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

 show its great richness. '* Thirty-seven and one-half years ago Zittel 

 took charge of this collection. Toward its development he at first 

 labored ak)ne; later he had one and finally three assistants, and 

 <'omi)aratively little pecuniary means were at his disposal. Pie left 

 the ^lunich Paleontologic Museum the greatest in continental 

 P^urope, the most universal in existence, and scientificallv one of the 

 most famous and significant." 



In 184G was begun the great German paleontologic periodical, 

 I'alaeontographica, by Wilhelm Dunker and Hermann von Mej^er. 

 After the death of von Meyer, in lS()i), Zittel became one of the 

 editors, and since the death of Dunker, in 1885. he alone has directed 

 this publication. Not less than 70 dift'erent nionograi)hs l)ased on 

 the jNIunich collections are by Zittel's 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 " 

 ( Woodwartl). 



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

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

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

 help in his 7:3 paleontological and geological wall charts. Of pale- 

 ontologic students Avho have studied in ZitteFs School not less than 

 110 are recorded in the All)um of the I*aleontological Institute. His 

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

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

 strenuous seekers after the truth. J^acli student of ZitteFs could and 

 must develop himself aecorcling to his own inclination and nature, 

 free from all theoretic influence and from all narrow, prescribed lim- 

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



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