GREENLAND BY THE POLAR SEA 



which he collected material for the treatise which in 1909 pro- 

 cured for him his Doctor's degree : " Botanische Beobaehtun- 

 gen aus Spitzbergen." After this Thorild Wulff's life became 

 so full of events that I dare not entirely trust to my memory of 

 his own statements. Dr. Birger Selim, of Stockholm, has 

 kindly put his excellent necrology from ' ' Ymer ' ' at my dis- 

 posal, and from this the following matter is extracted : 



For a number of years Wulff spent his life travelling in the 

 East and in the tropics. Before he left Europe, however, he 

 had, travelling in Germany, France, and England, keenly 

 studied every branch of life and knowledge. 



In 1902-3 we find him on a botanical exploration in India. 

 On this journey he devoted himself not merely to botany, he 

 also got a thorough knowledge of Indian architecture, and a 

 small brochure he wrote on this subject has often been alluded 

 to as a striking proof of the quick receptiveness of his brain. 



Later on he settled down in Stockholm, and from 1906 to 

 1909 he was attached to the Central Institution for Experi- 

 mental Agriculture. During this period, which represents an 

 intermezzo in Wulff's roaming life, he had a good opportunity 

 to study scientific problems, and, as the editor of the periodical 

 Tradg&rden, he showed considerable ability in making his scien- 

 tific knowledge generally accessible through well-written and 

 instructive popular articles. 



In 1909 he left the Institute of Experimental Agriculture 

 to become lecturer in botany at Stockholm's Hogskola. 



In 1911 he journeyed to Iceland. This was the second time 

 Wulff had visited the island of the Sagas, and between his two 

 visits he had repeatedly travelled in Lapland. On these shorter 

 journeys he rested and made his plans for the longer ones. 

 Whilst he loved to appear suddenly like a comet in the big 

 towns, for awhile " blowing a storm over the duck-pond," this 

 man of fete and work constantly required air under his wings ; 

 he was ever ready for migration as soon as the autumnal mood 

 fell on his mind. 



In July, 1912, he was set a task which entirely engrossed 

 him. A very large capital was put privately at his disposal to 

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