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and the instructors, as ote all ee that, according to his own desire and 
anticipations, he would soon be with us to direct the laboratory work as 
f 
ing him, of talking — him to a limited extent, and pare! onally he 
would inal how my work w hier progr essing. He a appeared, ashe was 
r e was 
as n and a friend. It was clear, ebb er, that his nerves and general 
health and strength were greatly affected; his visits became rarer, and 
soon after December 1 he appeared = more in his labor ager During 
the holidays his colleague, Professor Dr. Zacharias, who has directed my 
wn work in DeBary’s absence, and who has been, both officially and 
personally, very kind and ie py in his intercourse with me, informed 
me that all hope of Professor DeBary’s recovery had been abandoned. 
He suffered very much nh within a few days of his death, when he be- 
came partially unconscious. 
_ . His death is regarded here as a very great ed to this university, as 
It is Byery where to the scientific world. He was 57, hence only in 
ment, and his ret interest in ie rthy objects connected wit 
burg affairs. He often attended Si. horticultural society of Elsass, as 
well as their peribaieasa society, in peewee d circles his knowledge 
of men and affairs was regarded a very superior; and his judgment had 
great weight in such questions age vag selection os professors and the de- 
velopment of new lines of university 
e burial service at the Botasiesl Institute was on Sunday, January 
22, conducted by the Lut heran pastor of the Neue Kirche, Strassburg. 
: : 
_4epfiel, rector of the university. Furthermore, notwithstanding 
© rain which fell at short inarvats the great affection felt for DeBary 
Was shown by the large number of students, professors and other friends 
thro Weissthurm Gate, to the little ce y beyond the walls 
called Kirchh f St. Gallen eee all the tide “eoree’ and Verbindungen 
Were Se  wraage D 3 even greater as a teacher and organizer 
num 
ating | rsa who mone been his pupils, or worked in his laboratory, bee 
tseems to include a great majority of those young ania middle-age 
d 
world. Several of these old pupils were hepa the burial, among 
sor 
a -O-day it is announced that Count Solme. who had siasts ae 
sinyelany from Gsttingen to Berlin, will recall his acceptan bey. 
etn eer to become DeBary’s successor i? at i a ie 
