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THE last day of 1893 witnessed the tragic death of Prof. Milnes Marshall on Scawfell: on the New Year's Day Prof. Heinrich R. Hertz passed away, and his death will be even more severely felt in many circles and more widely mourned. For some time he had not been in good health. Last winter a severe illness prevented him from discharging his professional duties: for some weeks he was confined to his bed, and fears were entertained that he might not recover. During the summer-semester he got better and was again able to lecture; a casual observer would scarcely have thought that there was anything wrong with him. He was in excellent spirits, and his friends hoped that the vacation would complete his restoration to health and strength. But with the returning winter there came a relapse. A chronic, and painful, disease of the nose spread to the neighbouring Highmore's cavity and gradually led to blood-poisoning. He was conscious to the last, and must have been aware that recovery was hopeless; but he bore his sufferings with the greatest patience and fortitude.
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J., D. Heinrich Hertz. Nature 49, 265–266 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/049265a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/049265a0