786 KARL ALFRED VON ZITTEL. 



dents — to earnest work, to careful deliberation, to honest endeavor. 

 This school of Zittel's still exists — large, widespread, and active in 

 all fields of paleontology, enndating the example of its master. And 

 this school has become the clear shining jewel in the crown of honor 

 of this great man. 



" Professor von Zittel naturally received numerous honors. Many 

 years ago he became a privy councilor, and from 1899 until his death 

 he was president of the Tvoval Bavarian .Vcadenw of Sciences. He 

 Avas elected a foreign member of the Geological Society of London in 

 1889, and received the Wollaston medal in 1894. He was made a 

 foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences 

 in 1899, and a correspondent of the Paris Academy in 1900. His 

 greatest joy was the ardent friendship Avith which he was honored 

 by his former pupils, scattered through nearly all the civilized nations 

 of the globe" (AVoodward). 



One monument Karl Alfred von Zittel has erected for himself in 

 his works, and another he has built, which has its foundation in the 

 hearts of his students and friends — eternal love and honor. 



