oct. — dec. 1857.] The late Dr. Schmid. 



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OBITUARY NOTICES. 



Since the last issue of this Journal, we have had occasion to la- 

 ment the death, of the Venerable Doctor Bernhard Schmid, 

 formerly of the Church Mission, who died at Calicut, on 1st Octo- 

 ber 1857, at the advanced age of 70. This erudite Missionary 

 came out to India in 1817, and whilst labouring in his high calling 

 corresponded with several Savans in Germany, as Baron von Hu- 

 gel and Nees von Esenbeck ; with Sir Wm. Hooker, of Kew, 

 and with Dr. Wight, of Madras. 



In the fourth volume of this Journal is a notice of Zenker's 

 " Plant® Indicae" qicas in montibus Nilagiricis collegit Bernhard 

 Schmid. Folio Jena. 1835. 



Two decades only of this work appeared, in consequence of the 

 early death of Dr. Zenker, Professor of Botany at Jena, who 

 had undertaken the publication of the extensive and valuable ma- 

 terials transmitted to him by our lamented friend. The publica- 

 tion of a serial in Saxony which depended for support upon Indian 

 subscribers, was attended with many difficulties, but the 20 colour- 

 ed Illustrations were executed in a superior style, the Analysis by 

 Schmid, and the Botanical Descriptions by Zenker. At page 

 336 of the same volume of this Journal, is a short article " The 

 Study of Botany recommended," which is very characteristic of the 

 simple minded Missionary. 



We find from Manuscripts placed at our disposal, that about this 

 time, to use his own words " from the burning climate of Tinne- 

 velly, incessant labour, and the great discouragement experienced in 

 my work, my health failed." He left his post very reluctantly first 

 for the Neilgherry Hills, and afterwards for Germany. During his 

 sick leave he was not idle, and the following are a few of the Lite- 

 rary productions printed chiefly whilst he was on the Neilgherries. 



1. " English Orthoepy or Pronouncing Spelling Book" (small 



Dictionary) for Tamulians." 



2. A second Edition of Translation of Baxter's Saints' Rest. 



3. Translation of the two First Books of Thomas a Kempis. 



