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boldt to his coronation, 241. His 

 letters to Humboldt, 243. Persuaded 

 by Humboldt to attend the perform- 

 ance of the ' Captivi ' of Plautus, 243. 

 Humboldt's increasing distrust in the 

 King, 255. The King at the chris- 

 tening of the Prince of Wales, 241, 

 256. His mid-day meal at Sanssouci, 

 258. His learning, 259. His in- 

 stability, 261. His rhetorical gifts, 

 263. His unfortunate position. 263. 

 Tesch's attempt on the King's life, 



: 264. Kaumer's address in the Aca- 

 demy in presence of the King, 267. 

 Offended by the audience, 267. His 

 intellectual tastes, 271. Eecalls the 

 professors of Gottingen and indemni- 

 fies them, 271, 272. Undertakes the 

 cause of the Grimms, 272. Grants 

 an annual sum to the Universities of 

 Konigsberg and Berlin, 272. Founds 

 the Order of Merit, 283, 284. His 

 memoranda in Sanskrit character, 

 285. His reception of a copy of 

 ' Cosmos,' 334. Humboldt's opinion 

 of his moral character, 346. His ill- 

 ness, 242, 352. A regency arranged, 

 353. Takes leave of Humboldt, 355. 

 Sends his affectionate greetings from 

 Home and Florence, 355 



Freiberg, Heinitz's School of Mines at, 

 i. 107. Humboldt pays a visit to, ii. 

 98, 99 



Freiligrath, his poem in honour of the 

 French Eepublic of 1848, ii. 340 



Freisleben, Karl, accompanies Hum- 

 boldt on a journey in the Bohemian 

 mountains, i. 109. Humboldt at- 

 tracted to, 109. His lectures, 110. 

 Humboldt's affectionate feelings for. 

 ii. 184. His sketch of the character 

 of Humboldt, i. 117. Humboldt's 

 letters to, 121, 127, 133, 143, 146, 

 155, 194, 216, 227, 337 ; ii. 98, 99 



Fremont, Colonel, a candidate for the 

 presidency of America, ii. 253, 380 



French language, ii. 200 



French Revolution of 1789, first events 

 of the, i. 70. Of 1830, ii. 161. Of 

 1848, 173, 239 



Frozier, his travels, i. 254 



Friedlander, Benoni, letter of condo- 

 lence from W. and A. von Humboldt 

 to, on the death of his father, i. 23 



Friedlander, David, death of, i. 23. 

 Letters of William von Humboldt to, 

 47. A. von Humboldt's letter to, 349 



Friessen, prepares for Humboldt's ' At- 

 las geographique,' &c., i. 355 



Fry, Mrs., introduced by Humboldt 



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into the highest circles in Berlin, ii. 

 229 



Funzhe, Lake of, dried up, i. 299. In- 

 dian superstition respecting, 299 



nAGGIOTTI-RICHARDS, Madame 



\DT Emma, her portrait of Humboldt, 

 ii. 401. Her letter to Humboldt. 

 402 



Galiano, at Havana, i. 290 



Galle, Humboldt refers to him upon 

 'Cosmos,' ii. 363 



Gallizin, his good-humour, i. 101, note 



Gans, Eduard, kindness of Humboldt 

 to, in Paris, ii. 60. Gans' remarks 

 on this subject, 60. Humboldt's 

 letter to him on the July Revolution, 

 61 



Ganz, his historical research, ii. 91 



Gaulin, his ' Historia corographica,' i. 

 255 



Gauss, Karl Friedrich, Humboldt's 

 letters to, ii. 90, 201, 233, 260. His 

 mathematical genius recognised by 

 Humboldt, 63. Who endeavours to 

 obtain an appointment for, 103, 145. 

 Official invitation to, to attend the 

 Scientific Association, 129. Hum- 

 boldt's remarks on his society, 142, 

 143. Account of his last hours, 144, 

 145. Humboldt's veneration for him, 

 145. Humboldt's relationship with 

 him, 146. Takes offence, 202. Hum- 

 boldt the first to give way, 202. 

 Subordinates his own wishes in the 

 Order of Merit, 287. His praise of 

 Gotthold Eisenstein, 295. Hum- 

 boldt's application to, respecting his 

 pension, 299, 301. His letter of 

 consolation to Eisenstein's father, 

 305. His self-denial and devotion, 

 305 



Gautier, Madame, her friendship for 

 Humboldt, ii. 41, 169. Enjoys the 

 friendship of J. J. Rousseau, who 

 dedicates his Letters upon Botany to 

 her, 41 



Gay-Lussac, his severe criticism of 

 H\imboldt's lectures, i. 235. Their 

 joint labours, 23o. His friendship 

 with Humboldt, 343, and note. Ac- 

 companies Humboldt to Mont Cenis 

 and to Rome, 351. Goes to an erup- 

 tion of Vesuvius, 352. Returns to 

 Paris, 361. Notice of him, ii. 31 



Gebauer, at the University of Gottin- 

 gen, i. 71 



'Geneva, Humboldt attracted to, i. 345. 

 Scientific men of, 345 



