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was  John  Michael  Maisch.  Who  of  the  thousands  that  visited  the 
historical  exhibition  that  was  held  in  Philadelphia  in  1902,  in  con- 
nection with  the  semi-centennial  celebration  of  the  American  Phar- 
maceutical Association,  was  not  impressed  with  the  number  and 
variety  of  the  exhibits  bearing  his  name.  A  simple  enumeration  of 
these  different  objects  would  emphasize  the  fact  that  here,  indeed, 
had  been  a  fair  example  of  the  practical  pharmacist.  Then  there  is 
the  other  criterion :  as  a  man  who  has  the  welfare  of  his  fellowmen 
at  heart,  a  true  pharmacist  will  communicate  the  results  of  his  re- 
searches to  others.  Here  again,  John  M.  Maisch  comes  fully  up  to 
the  requirements,  his  published  essays  number  upwards  of  400,  and 
are  of  such  #  high  ethical  and  scientific  standard  that  they  may  well 
be  considered  a  proper  and  a  lasting  monument  of  a  life  that  was 
spent  for  the  betterment  of  his  fellowmen. 
Any  one  who  will  take  even  a  casual  survey  of  the  number  and 
variety  of  subjects  that  were  inquired  into,  in  these  numerous  papers, 
will  naturally  ask,  What  manner  of  man  was  John  M.  Maisch,  and 
what  phenomenal  educational  advantages  did  he  enjoy,  to  bring  him 
in  contact  with  these  numerous  subjects,  or  to  enable  him  to  deal 
with  them  in  the  thorough  and  matter-of-fact  way  that  immediately 
evidences  the  master  ? 
Those  who  are  interested  in  the  more  detailed  accounts  of  his 
early  history  will  find  interesting  material  in  the  biographical 
sketches  published  in  the  Alumni  Report  of  the  P.C.P.,  by  the  edi- 
tor (Vol.  XXX,  1893,  p.  5),  in  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy, 
by  Prof.  Joseph  P.  Remington  (1894,  p.  1),  and  in  the  proceedings 
of  the  Philosophical  Society,  by  Dr.  Charles  S.  Dolley  (1894,  p.  345). 
The  object  of  the  present  sketch  is  more  to  collate  and  record  his 
achievements  and  the  recognitions  that  were  awarded  to  him.  It 
may  be  well,  nevertheless,  to  incorporate  an  outline  of  his  early  life 
so  as  to  show  that  he  not  only  did  not  enjoy  any  phenomenal  edu- 
cational advantages,  but  that  he,  in  many  respects,  was  sadly  ham- 
pered and  sorely  disappointed,  by  the  failure  to  realize  his  wish  for 
a  university  training. 
John  Michael  Maisch,  who,  as  is  well  known,  died  September  10, 
1893,  was  born  in  Hanau,  Germany,  on  January  30,  1 83 1.  After 
attending  the  elementary  schools  of  his  native  city  he  was  appren- 
ticed to  one  of  the  goldsmiths  of  Hanau,  for  which  the  city  had  been 
celebrated  for  a  great  number  of  years.    This  apprenticeship  was  of 
