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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE 



Ludewig (H. E.) — Continued. 



As a first section of a moro extended work on 

 the literary history of language generally, ho 

 had prepared a bibliographical memoir of the 

 remains of aboriginal languages of America. 

 The manuscript had been deposited by him in 

 the library of the Ethnolo.ical Society at New 

 York, but at my request heat once most kindly 

 placed it at my disposal, stipulating only that 

 it should be printed in Europe, under my per- 

 sonal .superintendence. 



Upon my return to England, I lost no time in 

 carrying out the trust thus confided to me, in- 

 tending then to confine myself simply to pro- 

 ducing a correct copy of my friend's manu- 

 script. But it soon became obvious that the 

 transcript had been hastily made, and but for 

 the valuable assistance of liter.iry friends, both 

 in this country and in America, the work would 

 probably have been abandoned. My thanKs 

 are moro particularly due to Mr. E. G. Squier, 

 and to Prof. William W. Turner, of Washington, 

 by who.se considerate and valuable cooperation 

 many difficulties were cleared awaj', and my 

 editorial labors greatly lightened. This en- 

 couraged me to spare neitlier personal labor nor 

 expense in the attempt to render the work as 

 perfect as possible. With what success must 

 be loft to the judgment of those who can fairly 

 appreciate the labors of a pioneer in any new 

 field of literary research. — Editor's advertise- 

 ment. 



Dr. Ludewig, though, but little known in this 

 country [England], was held in considerable 

 esteem as a jurist, both in Germany and the 

 United States of Ainerica. Born at Dresden in 

 1809, with but little exception he continued to 

 reside in his native city until ISU, when he 

 emigrated to America; but though in botli 

 countries he practiced law as a profession, his 

 bent was the study of literary history, which 

 was evidenced by his "Livrc des Ana, Essaido 

 Catalogue Manuel," published at his own cost 

 in 1837, and by his "Bibliothckonomie," which 

 appeared a few years later. 



But even whilst thus engaged, ho delighted 

 in investigating the rise and progress of the land 

 of liis subsequent adojition, and his researches 

 into the vexed (luestion of the origin of the peo- 

 pling of America gained him thehigliestconsid- 

 oration, on Ijotli sides of the Atlantic, as a man 

 of original and inquiring mind. He was a con- 

 tributor to Nau'.nann's "Serapaiuni;" and 

 amongst the chief of his contributions to that 

 journal maybe mentioned those on "American 

 Libraries," on the "Aids to American Bibliog- 

 raphy," and on the "Book-trade of the United 

 States of America." In 1846appoared his "Lit- 



Lude-wig (H. E.) —Continued. 



erature of American Local-History," a work of 

 much iraportanco, and which required no small 

 amount of labour and perseverance, owing to 

 the necessity of consulting tlie many and 

 widely-scattered materials, which had to bo 

 sought out from apparently the most unlikely 

 channels. 



These studies formed a natural induction to 

 the present work on " The Literatureof Amer- 

 ican Aboriginal Languages," which occupied 

 his leisure concurrently with the other.s, and 

 the printing of which was commenced in 

 August, 1856, but which he did not live to see 

 launched upon the world ; forat the date of his 

 death, on the 12th of December following, only 

 172 pages were in type. It had been a labour 

 of lovo with him for years ; and if ever author 

 were mindful of tlie nonnm premcitur in annum, 

 he was when he deposited his manuscript in 

 the library of the American Ethnological So- 

 ciety, diffident himself as to its merits and 

 value on a subject of such paramount interest. 

 He had satisfied himself that in due time the 

 reward of his patient industry might be the 

 production of some more extended national 

 work on the subject; and with this he was con- 

 tented; for it was a distinguishing feature in 

 his character, notwithstanding his great and 

 varied knowledge and brilliant acquirements, 

 to disregard his own toil, even amounting to 

 drudgery if needful, if he could in any way as- 

 sist the promulgation of literature and science. 

 Dr. Ludewig was a corresponding member 

 of many of the most distinguished European 

 and American literary societies, and few men 

 were held in greater consideration by scholars 

 both in America and Germany, as will roailily 

 bo acknowledged sliould his voluminous cor- 

 respondence ever see the liglit. In private life 

 ho was distinguished by the best qualifies 

 which endear a man's memory to those who 

 survive him— he was a kind and affectionate 

 husband and a sincere friend. Always acces- 

 sible, and ever ready to aid and counsel those 

 who applied to him for advice upon matters 

 pertaining to literature, his loss will long bo 

 felt bj' a most extended circle of friends, and 

 in him Germany mourns one of the best repre- 

 sentatives of her learned men in America— a 

 genuine type of a class in which, with singular 

 felicity, to genius of the highest order is com- 

 bined a painstaking and plodding perseverance 

 but seldom met with beyond the conflnesof the 

 ' ' Fatherland. "—Jjtoi/rap/uc memoir. 



Lykins (Jonathan). 

 Lykins (J. ) 



See Davis (J.) and 



