256 THE SCIENTIFIC WORK OF GEORGE SIMON OHM. 
out, a committee was formed for the erection of an Ohm statue in 
Munich, the capital of his more particular fatherland, where in the 
evening of his life, after long waiting, he found a sphere of activity 
worthy of himself. 
Our suggestion found lively approval and active furtherance not 
only within the boundaries of the German Empire, but far out beyond. 
Thus we may hope at no distant time there will arise in our capital a 
worthy monument, a visible witness of the glory of our great country- 
man, a witness also of the spontaneous gratitude of the nations. 
