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Obituary. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharrru 
Oct.,  1889. 
Dr.  Oscar  Jacobsen,  professor  of  chemistry  in  the  University  of  Rostock,  died 
in  that  city  August  24,  in  his  fiftieth  year.  He  was  born  in  Holstein,  became  a 
pharmacist,  serving  as  apprentice  and  assistant  for  nine  years,  in  ]865  passed 
the  State's  examination  and  then  continued  the  study  of  chemistry  as  Prof. 
Himly's  assistant,  receiving  the  decree  of  Phil.  Dr.  in  1868.  Since  1873  he  held 
the  chair  of  chemistry  in  Rostock.  Among  his  scientific  labors  are  researches 
on  bile,  on  ketones,  on  chlorine  derivatives  of  ether  and  aldehyd,  and  particularly 
on  the  aromatic  hydrocarbons  and  their  derivatives,  notably  the  sulfo  acids. 
He  contributed  a  number  of  articles  to  Laden-burg's  Dictionary  of  Chemistry 
(Handworterbuch),  of  which  those  on  the  alkaloids  and  the  glycosides  are 
perhaps  the  most  important  ones  for  pharmacists. 
Dr.  August  Vogel,  professor  of  agricultural  chemistry  in  Munich,  died  August 
14th,  aged  72  years.  He  was  the  son  of  Prof.  Dr.  H.  A.  von  Vogel,  who,  dur- 
ing the  early  part  of  the  present  century,  was  well  known  as  a  teacher  of  chem- 
istry, first  in  Paris  and  afterward  in  Munich,  and  who,  in  1868,  died  in  his 
ninetieth  year.  The  younger  Yogel,  who  was  born  in  Munich,  August  4th,  1817, 
studied  med  cine,  graduated  in  1839,  then  became  assistant  to  his  father,  and 
since  1848  belonged  to  the  University  of  Munich  as  extraordinary  professor,, 
and  since  1869  as  full  professor.  Besides  several  separate  works  on  various 
topics,  he  was  the  author  of  numerous  scientific  papers,  which  were  mostly 
contributed  to  Buchner's  Repertorium,  a  number  of  which  were  re-published 
in  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy  previous  to  1870. 
Henry  J.  Menninger,  M.  D.,  died  in  Brooklyn,  September  8th,  in  the  fifty- 
second  year  of  his  age.  He  was  born  near  Mainz,  Germany,  and  at  the  age  of 
twelve  years  came  to  this  country,  his  father,  a  physician,  settling  in  New  York, 
where  Henry  learned  the  drug  business  and  afterwards  studied  medicine  in  the 
medical  department  of  the  University  of  New  York.  In  1861  he  enlisted  as  a 
private,  was  promoted  to  lieutenant,  was  wounded  on  the  battle-field  in  Vir- 
ginia, and  afterward  became  post  surgeon  at  Newbern,  N.  C.  After  the  close  of 
the  war,  he  was  for  some  time  editor  of  the  Newbern  Republican ;  was  then 
elected  secretary  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina,  and  after  the  expiration  of  his 
term  of  office  engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  Raleigh.  Since  1873  he  has  been 
living  in  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  where  he  carried  on  the  drug  business.  In 
Brooklyn  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  an  alderman  and  of  coroner,  and 
was  a  trustee  of  the  Germania  Savings  Bank.  For  about  sixteen  years 
he  was  a  member  of  the  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  most  of  the  time 
one  of  its  vice-presidents,  and  a  member  or  chairman  of  the  examining  com- 
mittee. In  1866  he  joined  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association ;  first  at- 
tended the  meeting  of  1869,  but  after  his  removal  to  New  York  was  frequently 
present,  and  served  the  Association  on  many  committees,  and  from  1886-87  as 
first  vice-president.  Dr.  Menninger  was  a  man  of  clear  conceptions  and  earnest 
efforts,  firm  in  his  convictions,  and  ready  to  aid  by  word  or  deed  what  he  con- 
sidered to  be  to  the  interest  of  the-  Association  or  his  chosen  profession*  His 
expressive  voice  commanded  attention  no  less  than  his  logical  thoughts ;  he  was 
not  only  a  good  speaker,  but  also  a  good  counseller. 
Charles  Moritz  Rebner,  Ph.G.,  class  1885,  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy, 
died  at  his  home  at  Atchison,  Kansas,  August  1st,  of  consumption,  aged  25 
years.    He  was  a  promising  young  man,  and  a  favorite  with  his  classmates. 
