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of Inspector Hiibner, in Halle : this collection is repeatedly referred 

 to in the works of Fabricius, and was valuable as containing many of 

 the type-specimens of that great entomologist. He here also made the 

 acquaintance of Kunze and Kaden. In 1810 he obtained the degree 

 of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Halle. In 1811 he 

 made a tour in Dalmatia. In 1815 he married Wilhelmine Keferstein, 

 with whom he lived happily, although childlessly, during the remainder 

 of his life. In 1817 he was appointed extraordinary, and in 1824, 

 ordinary Professor of Mineralogy in the University of Halle : he died 

 in July 1853, aged 66 years and 8 months. 



The works of Professor Germar are numerous and valuable, prin- 

 cipally on the sciences of Entomology and Mineralogy, in both of 

 which his reputation stood very high. The first series of Professor 

 Germar's Magazine was commenced in 1813, and concluded in 1818 ; 

 and the second was commenced in 1839, and continued under the 

 same title till 1845, when it merged in the ' Linnaea Entomological 

 which is still in course of publication. Professor Germar's most im- 

 portant entomological works are as under : — 



* Dissertatio sistens Bombycum Species secundum oris partium di- 

 versitatem in nova genera distributes,' 1810 — 1812. 



'Magazin der Entomologie,' 1813—1822. 



'Reise nach Dalmatien,' 1817. 



' Insectorum Species novae aut minus cognitae descriptionibus illus- 

 tratae,' 1824 ; (contains descriptions of 891 species and 42 new genera 

 of Coleoptera). 



' Fauna Insectorum Europae,' 1817 — 1847. 



Professor Fischer de Waldheim, one of the few eminent entomologists 

 that Russia has produced, was the last of that glorious band of natu- 

 ralists whose fame was ushered in with the present century ; the last, 

 I should say, excepting that still more celebrated philosopher, the 

 Baron von Humboldt: both these illustrious men have enjoyed, for at 

 least half a century, a reputation which year after year has increased 

 in lustre. Professor Fischer was born at Leipsig in 1770, and, after 

 a most useful and energetic life, died at Moscow in 1853, at the ad- 

 vanced age of 82 years. In 1797 he accompanied Humboldt to 

 Vienna, intending there to practise medicine, but devoted himself en- 

 tirely to the study of Natural History, and more especially to that of 

 the fishes of the Danube. He afterwards made a scientific journey 

 through Germany and Switzerland, and then removed to Paris, where 

 he aided Cuvier in his grand work, the ' Ossemens Fossiles.' In 1804 

 he accepted the situation of Professor and Director of the Museum at 

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