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which give a comprehensive view of the geology of Texas 

 after his return to Europe in 1847 and while engaged at 

 Bonn as a private tutor. In 1855 he was appointed 

 Professor of Geology, Palaeontology, and Mineralogy 

 in the University of Breslau. Thenceforth his original 

 researches were mainly on the geology of Silesia, on 

 which subject he published three quarto volumes in 1870, 

 for which he received the honour of knighthood and 

 the appointment of Geheimer Bergrath of Silesia. He 

 also made tours in England, Belgium, Poland, Austria, 

 Sweden, Norway, Russia, Turkey, and Spain. He died 

 at Breslau on December 14, 1891. The special feature 

 of Romer's career was the wide range of his work in 

 geology and palaeontology. He gave attention to 

 nearly every system, from the earliest to the latest rocks, 

 but his most important contributions to science are con- 

 sidered to be those relating to the Devonian system, his 

 investigations into which ranged from Devonshire to 

 Constantinople. His writings on palaeontology were exten- 

 sive and important, and he added many new genera 

 to this science. He also contributed to the literature of 

 mineralogy. He was elected an honorary member of the 

 Society on April 19, 1887. A movement has been started 

 for a memorial of him in the form of a marble bust, to be 

 placed in the Mineralogical Museum at Breslau. 



