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the possession of the Academy of Freiberg, to whom Werner 

 left it in the most disinterested manner.* 



Werner belonged to most of the learned societies both of his 

 own and of foreign countries. Our Royal Academy of Sciences 

 possessed him as a member since the year 1808. A society 

 founded in Edinburgh assumed his name as an honourable dis- 

 tinction,i- and not long before his death he was constituted 

 president of a society founded in his native country for the 

 encouragement of that science, which lay under such obligations 

 to him.;}: 



Thus lived Werner, and thus he laboured : his sacrifices on 

 account of science made him renounce the happiness of becom- 

 ing a husband, and a father, although from his amiable disposi- 

 tion, liis cheerful and serene temper, he seemed particularly 

 fonned for the pure enjoyments of domestic life. Surrounded 

 by a numerous circle of his friends and scholars, previous to his 

 approaching dissolution, he freely communicated the whole of 

 his knowledge ; and intimately and confidentially laid open his 

 whole mind. Steadily true to the fulfilment of his duties, he 

 was seen at the extremity of old age possessed of continued 

 youthful vigour, full of the clearest views, and the brightest 

 conceptions. 



The estimable King of Saxony, the friend and patron of merit 

 in whatever situation it may be found, distinguished him as a rare 

 example of worth. § 



Posterity will form a just and true conception of his high 

 worth, and mankind will experience a great loss in his death. 

 Werner did not exclusively belong to Saxony ; he was the bene- 

 factor of the world at large. 



L.ist of Werner's Writiiigs. 



Werner published at Leipzig in 1774 An Essay on the Exter- 



• An ofler of 30,000 dollars was made from Enpland for 100,000 of these speci- 

 mens, but the patriotic proprietor left them for 40,000 dollars to the Academy of 

 Freiberg. Of this sum he sunk 30,000 dollars in an annuity for himself, and aa 

 only sister; neither of them had any family; and the remaiuder of the money 

 received from the Academy for his minerals, he left to it at the death of himself 

 and his sister. He also left his exquisite collection of books and medals to (he 

 Academy for 5000 dollars. This contained 6000 Greek and Roman medals. 



+ The Wernerian Natural History Society. The seal of this Society has en- 

 graved upon it a likeness of Werner. 



X The Mineralogical Society established at Dresden in the course of the winter 

 of 1816 and 1817. The King of Saxony has in every way given encouragement 

 and protection to this Society, ;ind has granted it a particular seal and diploma. 



^ Werner received a particular proof of this distinction in being decorated with 

 the Grand Cross of the Rojal Saxon Order of Merit. His birth lias of late also 

 been celebrated in public; and we arc allowed to hope that through (heexerliong 

 of the Prussian Chevalier Gerard, we shall possess, in a well executed bust of 

 Werner, by Posch of Berlin, a monument of him in a durable shape. \n order to 

 form a calculation of what may be the price of this bust, which will be sold for 

 prime cost, the number of those who wisii to be poi'Sessed of a cast is anxiously 

 waited for, and it is hoped that the admirers of Werner will consider this invita- 

 tion ■»» opportune. The bust will be cast at thefoundery of Gleiwig, in Silesia. 

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