240 Obituary—Carl Ludolf Griesbach, CLE., F.GS. 
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CARL LUDOLF GRIESBAGH;: C.l\E. RiGre: 
Born Decemper 11, 1847. Diep Aprin 13,1907. ~? 
Iv is with deep regret that we record the death of Mr. C. L. 
Griesbach, C.I.E., F. G. S., late Director of the Geological Survey of 
India, from July 17th, 1894, to February 24th, 1903. 
Mr. ©. L. Griesbach was born in Vienna on December 11th, 1847, 
and was the eldest son of Mr. George L. Griesbach, of Zobelsberg, 
a British subject. Carl was educated at the University of Vienna, 
and was for some time engaged upon the Geological Survey of 
Vienna, where he acquired his experience as a field geologist and 
paleontologist. He commanded a German scientific expedition to 
East Africa 1869-70, and on his return resided in London from 187), 
to 1878, where he was engaged in scientific work ; he was also a most 
accomplished artist. He communicated an important paper ‘‘ On the 
Geology of Natal m South Africa” to the Geological Society (see, 
Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. xxvu, 1871, pp. 53- 71, with many 
illustrations prepared by himself). In 1878 he was appointed, 
Assistant Superintendent to the Geological Survey of India, and, 
joined in Calcutta the same year. He passed through various orades 
of promotion from 1880 to 1884. From 1884 to 1886 Mr. Griesbach 
was employed on the Afghan Boundary Commission, with the grade 
of Deputy Superintendent, and was raised to first grade Superintendent 
in November, 1886. -He was ereated-a Companion of the Indian 
Empire in February, 1887. From January, 1888, to July, 1889, his 
services were placed at the disposal of H.H. the Amir of Kabul, and 
he was made a Superintendent in 1889, and—on the retirement of. 
Dr. William King, F.G.S.—Director of the Geological Survey in 1894. 
When resident in London he served as an Officer in the Royal 
London Militia, now the 6th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, and has since 
been retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. 
A list of twenty-six scientific papers by Mr. Griesbach will be 
found in the Guoroeican Macazinx for June, 1903, pp. 287-288 ; also- 
of his special war services in India. Mr. Griesbach, in 1869, married. 
Emma, daughter of the Rev. W. R. Griesbach, M.A., of Millington, 
Yorkshire, who died in 1892, leaving two children. He has lately, 
resided in Graz, Austria,.with his daughter. His only son, Walter, 
is at Revelstoke, B.C. For the last year Mr. Griesbach has been 
suffering from thrombosis, and although at times slightly better he 
succumbed to this malady on the 13th April, at the age of 60. 
Mr. Griesbach served for twenty-five years on the Geological 
Survey of India. He was a Foreign Member of the k.k. Akademie 
der Wissenschatftlich Wien and numerous other learned societies. He 
was decorated for the Boundary Commission; received the Afghan 
medal and clasp, the Burma medal and clasp, the Nishaw-1-Hurmat 
(Afghan order); H.I.M. the Emperor of Austria—Hungary presented | 
him with the Austrian gold medal in connection with the scientific, 
expedition to the central regions of the Himalayas in 1892. He was 
elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of London in 1874. 
