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youth, and loved them through life as their own. In 
return, these children, even when themselves nearing 
death, spoke of “uncle” and ‘‘aunt” with the rever- 
ence and affection attached by those who remember 
their parents according to the flesh to the name of 
“father” and of “mother.” 
Adolph prepared for the University at the Gym- 
nasium at Rudolstadt, the capital of the principality. 
He was originally intended for the ministry, like his 
father. Fragments of the Hebrew acquired at the 
Gymnasium clung to him through life. But his bent 
was for the natural sciences, and he entered the 
neighboring University of Jena as a medical student. 
He studied successively at Goettingen and Tuebingen, 
till he fled for his life from Germany. 
Those were probably the darkest days in Germany 
of the reaction which sought to extinguish the last 
spark of the outburst of that spirit of liberty and 
national unity which inspired throughout Germany 
the revolt against Napoleon’s oppression in 1813. 
Nowhere was there a trace of popular government. 
Kings and scores of Kinglets exercised unquestioned 
arbitrary power. ‘The apathetic masses uttered no 
protest. But among the educated classes not a few 
were filled with hot indignation, and some were ready 
to stake their lives in an effort for the liberation and 
unification of Germany. Many students at German 
universities belonged to the latter class. Among 
them Wislizenus took a decided stand, repeatedly 
representing his university at secret general councils. 
