Professor Ch. Fred. Hartt, M. A. — Simonds. 87 
To this may be added the following from Dr. Branner :-''It 
"is not difficult to sum up Hartt's influence upon geological 
"work in Brazil, for with very few exceptions all the work of 
"this character which has been done in that country since 
"1874 is traceable, either directly or indirectly, to the impetus 
"given it by Hartt. For the most part the work has been 
"done by some of Hartt's students and assistants, and as he 
"was not a narrow specialist, but a broad minded natural- 
"ist, his students have also done other than purely geological 
"work. * * * 
"But Hartt's good influence has done even more for Brazil 
"in keeping up the tone and character of scientific work than 
"in the results thus far published. A country situated as Bra- 
"zil is, far removed from the centres of scientific activity, is of- 
"ten the prey of the grossest forms of scientific charlatanism. 
"Hartt and his assistants naturally came in contact with this 
"class of men, but he so impressed the leading men of the 
"empire with his ability and integrity that charlatanism was 
"never able, in his presence, to make much headway."* 
Finally one cannot fail to be impressed with Hartt's phe- 
nomenal success as a teacher. His connection with Cornell 
University scarcely reached ten years (fall of 18G8 — spring 
of 1878), of which less than six were spent in actual service. 
Yet, in that brief interval, he inducted to scientific careers a 
surprisingly large number of young men who, now in the 
prime of their usefulness, bear witness to the far-reaching in- 
fluence of their eminent teacher. 
His widow, Mrs. Lucy L. Hartt, of Butfalo, N. Y., a son 
and a daughter survive him. 
List of the Published Writings of Ch. Fred. Hartt, M. A., 
First Professor in Cornell University. 
1864. 
1. The gold of Nova Scotia, of Pre-Carboniferous age. Canadian 
Naturalist, vol. i, pp. 4.59-461. 
18C5. 
2. Preliminary notice of a fauna of the Primordial period in the vi- 
cinity of St. John, N. B. Bailey's observations on the Geology of South- 
ern New Brunswick, pp. 30, 31: also Canadian Naturalist, vol. ii. pp. 
318.320; and Dawson's Acadian Geology, 2d edition, London. 1868, pp. 
641-643. 
*The Cornell Magazine, loc. cit. pp. 191-192. 
