Obituary — Frederick William Rudler, I.S.O., F.G.S. 143 



since Mr. Rudler began his scientific career as a student at the 

 Regent Street Polytechnic Science and Art Classes, where his 

 remarkable talents resulted in his being awarded two gold medals 

 (the highest award) in one year ; and this doubtless led to his 

 appointment, in 1861, to the post of Assistant Curator in the Museum 

 of Practical Geology in Jermyn Street. In 1876 he was appointed 

 lecturer in Natural Science in the University College of Wales at 

 Aberystwyth, where he remained for three years and, in addition to 



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his lectures, established the Museum of the College, afterwards 

 unfortunately destroyed by fire. In 1-879, on the death of 

 Mr. Trenham Peeks, Mr. Pudler was recalled to Jermyn Street 

 Museum at the urgent request of the Director, Sir Andrew Ramsay, 

 where he undertook the duties of Registrar of the Royal School of 

 Mines and Curator and Librarian of the Museum of Practical Geology. 

 The former post Mr. Rudler held until the final removal of the School 

 of Mines to South Kensington, and the latter until his retirement in 



