1896-] Scientific News. 265 



Dr. Felix Hoppe-Seyler, Professor of Physiological Chemistry in th. 

 University of Strassburg, died in Wassenburg, on the Lake of Con 

 stance, Aug. 11, 1895, aged 70 years. 



The Australian Association for the Advancement of Science, will 

 its annual meeting at Sydney, Jan. 3 to 10, 1896. Professor A. Livers- 

 edge is the President. 



The Berlin Academy of Science has elected Professors K. W. von 

 Gumbel, K. A. von Zittel, A. Cossa, and Mr. Alexander Agassizascor 

 responding members. 



Dr. R. Krause, who formerly had charge of the Anthropological Sec 

 tion of the Museum Godfroy in Hamburg, died in Schwerin, Mecklin 

 burg, July 25, 1895. 



Dr. A. Schaper, of Zurich, has been appointed 

 ogy and Embryology in the Harvard Medical School. 



Ernst Baumann, formerly head of the station of Misahohe, Wes! 

 Africa, died in Cologne, Sept. 4, 1895, aged 24 years. 



Professor Hellriegel, botanist and Director of the Agricultural Ex 

 periment Station in Bernburg, died Sept. 24, 1895. 



F. Nies, Professor of Mineralogy and Geology in the Agrici 

 School of Hohenheim, is dead at the age of 56. 



Dr. Herman Credner has been advanced to the Ordinary Professoi 

 ship of Geology in the University of Leipzig. 



Dr. Valentin Hacker has been advanced to Extraordinary Pr 

 of Zoology in the University of Freiburg. 



Dr. Emil Yung is the successor of the late Carl Vogt as Professoi 

 of Zoology in the University of Geneva. 



Dr. Moritz Willkomm, formerly Professor of Botany in Prag, died 

 Aug. 26, in Wortenburg, Bohemia. 



Dr. Kallies of Gottingen, has been promoted to Extraordinary Pro- 

 fessor of Anatomy in Tubingen. 



Joseph Thompson, African explorer and geologist, died in London, 

 Aug. 2. 1895, aged 37 years. 



Dr. F. Reinitzer, of Prag, has been appointed Extraordinary Pro- 

 fessor of Botany in Graz. 



