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by President McKinley, who accompanied it with fitting 
words on the catholicity of science and of congratulations to 
the recipient. 
Other formal recognition had come to Mr. Schott long 
before this incident. In 1872 he was elected to the National 
Academy of Sciences, in 1874 to the American Association for 
the Advancement of Science, in 1896 to the Sociedad Cien- 
tifico Antonio Alzate of Mexico, and to the Washington 
Academy of Science in 1898. 
To those who knew Mr. Schott well it is needless to say 
that beneath a somewhat austere manner he hid a warm 
heart. He loved his family and his home, and his tastes 
were simple. He was fond of flowers and of music and was 
possessed of no mean skill as a painter and often sought 
recreation in that accomplishment. 
In 1856 he married Theresa Gildermeister, and after her 
death he married Bertha Gildermeister in 1863. A son by 
the first marriage and two daughters and his widow survive 
him. 
The esteem in which he was held by his associates in the 
Survey is best expressed by the following tribute which they 
recorded on the day after his death: 
“ He was enthusiastic, faithful, and diligent in all duties 
he was called upon to perform, and through his learning 
and probity earned a reputation, extending over two conti¬ 
nents, which is most worthy of emulation. Conscientious 
and expert in his specialties, geodesy and terrestrial mag¬ 
netism, his labors added immeasurably to the reputation of 
the Bureau and of his comrades who gathered the material 
he so ably discussed. The methods of computation now in 
use in the Bureau are an indelible record of his ability. 
His high ideals of duty and his tireless and persistent striv¬ 
ing for them made him stand forth as a noble example of 
the best type of public official, and his uniform kindliness 
endeared him to those who knew him as a friend.” 
0. H. Tittmann. 
