Aoc^err;TJST'}  Thomas  S.  Wiegand.  5^7 
were  valuable  to  the  dispensing  pharmacist,  as  they  supplied  for- 
mulas and  the  applications  of  scientific  and  mechanical  principles  to 
the  daily  work  of  the  apothecary.  They  consist  of  about  fifty  papers 
mostly  published  in  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy.  It 
was  their  practicability  that  made  them  valuable.  His  interest  in 
the  practice  and  history  of  pharmacy  never  abated,  and  these  were 
the  themes  of  his  conversation  and  the  dreams  of  his  ambition  even 
in  the  declining  days  of  his  life  when  the  infirmities  of  age  robbed 
him  of  the  energy  necessary  for  action.  In  a  conversation  with  the 
writer  only  a  week  or  two  prior  to  his  decease,  he  still  planned  to 
take  up  some  additional  work  along  these  lines. 
Two  editions  of  Parrish's  "  Practical  Pharmacy  "  had  already 
appeared  and  Professor  Edward  Parrish  had  commenced  the  prepa- 
ration of  the  third  edition  when  his  premature  death  occurred  in 
September,  1874.  In  this  contingency  the  publisher,  Mr.  Henry  C. 
Lea,  selected  Thomas  S.  Wiegand  as  an  educated  practical  phar- 
macist possessing  the  requisite  standing,  reputation,  and  ability  to 
continue  and  edit  the  work.  The  third  edition  was  published  under 
his  editorship  and  some  years  later  also  the  fourth  edition. 
In  recognition  of  his  contributions  to  pharmacy  and  his  services 
to  the  advancement  of  the  profession,  his  Alma  Mater  conferred 
upon  him  the  degree  of  Master  in  Pharmacy,  honoris  causa,  in 
1888. 
Thomas  S.  Wiegand  always  took  a  very  active  interest  in  the 
work  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy,  and  throughout  the  greater  portion  of  its  existence 
served  on  its  Executive  Committee.  He  was  elected  President  of 
this  association  in  1865  and  his  popularity  is  shown  by  the  fact  that 
he  was  re-elected  to  this  office  for  six  consecutive  terms.  This  was 
a  pre-eminent  and  notable  honor  in  an  association,  which,  it  is 
believed,  has  not  since  elected  a  presiding  officer  for  more  than  one 
term.  For  some  years  prior  to  his  decease  he  had  the  distinction 
of  being  the  oldest  alumnus  of  the  College. 
It  was  as  actuary  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  for 
a  period  of  twenty-two  years  that  probably  the  most  important  part 
of  the  life  work  of  Thomas  S.  Wiegand  was  accomplished.  His 
temperament  and  his  kind  and  genial  disposition  peculiarlv  quali- 
fied him  for  this  position.  In  the  performance  of  his  official  dut;es 
he  became  acquainted  with  each  matriculant  and  his  many  kindly 
acts  endeared  him  to  these  embryo  pharmacists,  and  he  was  looked 
