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just been appointed. Alexander Macalister, 
Professor of Human Anatomy, has, for a 
number of years, found time to give instruc- 
tion in physical anthropology. 
Sir William Turner of Edinburgh (Pro- 
fessor of Human Anatomy) delivers a 
special course of lectures, with practical 
demonstrations, in physical anthropology. 
A Museum of Anthropology was recently 
established at the University of Aberdeen ; 
so that instruction in anthropology may, 
in all probability, be given there. 
In Ireland, Dr. C. R. Browne of Trinity 
College, Dublin, gives demonstrations in 
anthropometric methods. In addition to 
the work done in the Anthropometric 
Laboratory, every year, the instruments 
are taken to some selected district in Ire- 
land and a systematic study of the inhabi- 
tants is made. The Royal Irish Academy 
makes yearly grants to the committee in 
charge of this work, the character of which 
may be ascertained from Dr. Browne’s re- 
cent report on ‘The Ethnography of Clare 
Island and Inishturk, Co., Mayo.’* 
Germany has but one professorship of 
anthropology —that at Munich held by 
Johannes Ranke. To quote Professor 
Wilhelm Waldeyer who speaks especially 
for Munich and Berlin: 
“Nur in Munchen ist ein Professor ordin. 
fur Anthropologie angestellt ; derselbe hat 
auch ein besonderes Institut und einen As- 
sistenten, Hrn. Dr. Birkner, Sie wissen, 
dass Johannes Ranke der Professor ordin. ist. 
‘‘ An den ubrigen deutschen Universitaten 
werden zwar anthropologische Vorlesungen 
gehalten, aber wohl nur von Professores 
extraordinarii und Privat Docenten, ohne 
besonderen Lehrauftrag seitens der Regier- 
ung, rein als Privatsache, und es bestehen 
keine Institute fur Anthropologie. 
‘« Hier in Berlin lesen seit einigen Jahren : 
““(1) Dr. von Luschan, Titular professor, 
* Proc. Roy. Irish Acad. 3d ser., Vol. V., No. 1, 
Deo., 1898. 
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uber physiche Anthropologie und wtber 
Ethnologie ; ferner gibt er im Volkermu- 
seum (ganz unabhangig von der Universi- 
tat), anthropologische und ethnographische 
Uebungskurse. (2) Professor Dr. Wilhelm 
Krause, Laboratoriumsvorstand and der 
anatomischen Anstalt, liest tber ‘ Rassen- 
kunde’.und gibt Uebungen in ‘ anthropo- 
logischer Messungskunde.’ (3) Dr. Séeler, 
Geschichte und Alterthumskunde Mexico’s. 
(4) Dr. Huth, Geschichte und Volkerkunde 
Siberiens. 
““Wie es an den andern Universitaten 
ist, weiss ich nicht, abgesehen von dem, was 
ich vorhin gesagt habe.”’ 
Professor Ludwig, of Bonn, who occupies 
the Chair of Zoology and Comparative 
Anatomy, gives, in addition, a course in 
Physical Anthropology. Emil Schmidt 
(Prof. ordin. hon.) of the University of 
Leipzig, offers ‘ Anthropologie und Ethnol- 
ogie’ together with ‘ Anthropologische 
Uebungen.’ 
At Marburg i.H., P. Kretschner (Profes- 
sor extraordin.) lectures on ‘ Indogerman- 
ische Volkerkunde und Urgeschichte 
Europas’; at Halle, Professor Kirchhoff, 
offers, among other courses, one in ‘ An- 
thropogeographie’; and at the Stuttgart 
Konigl. Technische Hochschule, Professor 
Karl Benjamin Klunzinger gives instruction 
in anthropology and hygiene, in addition to 
zoology. 
No French university offers a course in 
anthropology with the possible exception of 
Lyons where Ernest Chantreis Professor of 
Ethnology. This seems strange when we 
remember that the land of Buffon, Broca, 
de Quatrefages, and de Mortillet is looked 
upon as a pioneer in the anthropological 
sciences, and has trained a majority of all 
who are now teaching the subject. Chan- 
nels of instruction have been found other 
than the universities—namely, the Ecole 
libre d’ Anthropologie de Paris and the Museum 
d’ Histoire Naturelle at the Jardin des Plantes. 
