HERMANN SCHLEGEL 



Born June 10th, 1804. 

 Died January 17th, 1884. 



In him , Natural Sciences have lost one of their 

 most eminent students who ever existed. His name 

 was known and highly honoured by every scientific 

 man. Humble and not vainglorious he only lived 

 for and in his Museum, his home, his glory, 

 where he worked during more than half a century, 

 and what he advanced to the most celebrated collec- 

 tion in Europe. Through his comprehensive know- 

 ledge in nearly all branches of science he formed 

 the most valuable Museum for the study of the limits 

 of variation in species and for that of the geogra- 



