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man during the past century has traveled more widely in little 

 known parts of the Orient than Mr. Doherty, and no man has 

 discovered more species new to science than he within the last 

 two decades. His death has brought a keen sense of personal 

 affliction and of loss to those who knew him and respected him 

 for his magnificent attainments as well as for his intrepid cour- 

 age. — W. J. Holland, Carnegie Museum, January 7, 1902. 



Mr. Ottomar Dietz, of New York City, died on Wednesday, 

 December 25, 1901, at his house, 679 East 141st Street. He 

 had been ill only twelve days and only six days confined to his 

 bed. The first signs of his illness were noticeable on December 

 I2th, which were considered an attack of malaria. L,ater, the 

 physicians found some heart trouble, and during the last two 

 days typhoid pneumonia set in. A hemorrhage of the lungs 

 brought the sudden end at 5.30 a.m. He leaves a widow and 

 a daughter. Born in Bremen, Germany, April 21, 1854, his 

 parents later removed to Konigsberg where he received his 

 early education. He came to America in 1880, living in Mil- 

 waukee and Cincinnati and later settled in New York, where 

 he was engaged in the newspaper advertising business. In 

 Milwaukee he made the acquaintance of Mr. F. Rauterberg, 

 and seeing his collection became so much interested that he 

 decided to form a collection for himself. As a collector of 

 Coleoptera he was well known, was one of the founders of the 

 New York Entomological Society and member of same. He 

 left a large and valuable collection of Coleoptera, on which he 

 had worked for many years, and in regard to neatness in mount- 

 ing and arrangement it is one of the best. His last collecting 

 trip in June, 1901, took him to Brownsville, Texas, and in 

 previous years he had visited Virginia and Florida for the 

 same purpose. He was a very enthusiastic collector and had 

 a large circle of entomological friends who will deeply regret 

 his sudden and untimely end. 



Charles Caleb Cres.son, for many years a member of the Am- 

 erican Entomological Society, and one of its Finance Committee, 

 died January 9th in his eighty-sixth year. 



