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in the Evangelical Seminary at Maulbronn, and later on as an 

 " Exhibitioner " at the University of Tubingen, he speedily recognized 

 his true vocation as a Geologist. He always attributed his most 

 valued scientific teaching in early life to Professor F. A. Quenstedt, 

 whose suggestive instruction greatly influenced the direction of all 

 his later work. 



After obtaining his Doctor's degree, Hochstetter received a 

 " Travelling Scholarship " which enabled him greatly to extend his 

 scientific knowledge. 



In 1852 Prof, von Haidinger invited Hochstetter to visit him in 

 Vienna, and ofi^ered him a post on the Imperial Geological Survey of 

 Austria. From this time Vienna became his home and the centre 

 of his scientific labours. 



From 1852 to 1856 Hochstetter was at first engaged as Assistant 

 and latterly as Geologist-in-Chief on the Survey of South- vilest 

 Bohemia, especially in the Bohmerwald, and in the Fichtel and 

 Karlsbad Mountains. 



His work in this district is considered amongst the best which 

 the Survey has produced. It was published in the Annual Volumes 

 IV. to VI. and resulted in making Hochstetter's name celebrated 

 among geologists, and in establishing the reputation of the Austrian 

 Survey. He popularized the work by articles " On the Bohmer- 

 walde " (in the Augsburg News, 1855) and " On Karlsbad, its Geo- 

 logical Situation and Springs" (in 1856). 



The next important period of Hochstetter's life, that from 1867- 

 1859, was occupied by the "Novara Expedition," of which he was 

 chosen as geologist. A voyage round the world with but short 

 stoppages at distant and isolated stations might serve for general 

 scientific investigation, but afforded but little opportunity for the 

 geologist. How admirably Hochstetter turned these stoppages to 

 account is seen by the first chapter of the Geology, forming vol. ii. 

 of his Travels. This volume (with palgeontological contributions 

 by Prof. Keuss and Dr. Schwager) was published in 1866. Among 

 the places noticed geologically may be specially mentioned Gibraltar, 

 Eio Janeiro, Cape of Good Hope, the Island of St. Paul, New 

 Amsterdam, Nicobar, Java and Stewart's Atoll in the Pacific. 



In January, 1859, Hochstetter, with the consent of his chief, 

 separated himself from the " Novara Expedition " at Auckland, 

 having arranged with the Government of New Zealand to make 

 a rapid survey of this British Colony. He first spent six months 

 in gaining a general geological knowledge of the North Island, and 

 devoted another three months to the investigation of the South 

 Island. From thence Hochstetter returned via Australia, where he 

 visited the Gold-fields of Victoria, back to Europe. 



The scientific results of this undertaking appeared in the first 

 volume of the "Geology of the Novara Expedition " (1864), viz. : — 

 I. The geology of New Zealand by Dr. F. von Hochstetter, and II. 

 The palfeontology by F. Unger ; K. Zittel ; E. Suess ; F. Karrer ; 

 F. Stoliczka ; G. Stache ; and G. Jager : (and in the edition by J. 

 Perthes, of Gotha, is added a topographical Atlas of New Zealand, 



