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to read, to speak, and to write both in the Teutonic and 

 Latin languages, to what extent in each was not specially 

 inquired into, but fully and completely in these of the 

 north, whilst he had considerable classical knowledge and 

 a great love of mathematics. He accumulated books, of 

 which he was very careful ; he saw few people, and cared 

 not to speak of himself Like many Swedes, he warmed 

 strongly in speaking of France, and especially of Napo- 

 leon. He had a good deal of humour, and seemed to 

 enjoy society when in the company of one or two friends 

 whom he occasionally saw. This account is given because 

 of the mystery attached to him ; no one knew his parentage 

 except one family, and it was said that his name, a 

 common one in Sweden, was not his real one. We made no 

 attempt to solve the problems presenting themselves, but 

 it might now be a matter of pleasure if his friends here 

 who took an interest in him were to receive somewhat 

 more information. An apparently trifling illness kept him 

 a while from our view, and when it grew into a typhoid fever 

 it separated us most mournfully. We cannot think that it 

 was for evil that he was banished from his country. Good 

 men as well as wicked have had that misfortune. He 

 loved his country however, and would gladly have gone 

 back ; he always felt here as a stranger, and although he 

 spoke good English his pronunciation was decidedly 

 foreign. 



Mr. John Moore. 



We have not learnt much concerning the life of Mr. 

 John Moore, but we know of several of his papers, and he 

 was president of the Society from 185 1 to 1854 inclusive. 

 He first appears in the Society's volumes as John Moore, 



