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Abstract

THE seventieth birthday of Prof. Eduard Suess, who for more than fortyyears has occupied the chair of geology in the University of Vienna, and is universally regarded as the greatest of living geologists, has called forth hearty greetings from all parts of the world. Prof. Suess was born in London on August 20, 1831, his father being at that time a merchant in the City; but, while a sympathetic friend of England, he has always remained a true Austrian, and his life-work as geologist, paheontologist and politician has been carried out in his own country. His researches, while largely palontological, have covered a wide range, and they have led him to grasp more fully than others the problems in the ancient physical geography of the. earth, which he dealtwith in his brilliant work, “Antlitz der Erde.” As remarked by a correspondent in the Times, Prof. Sitess, to his own countrymen, “has been much more than a distinguished pioneer in science. He has been a living example of enlightened patriotism and devotion to the public welfare, and an indefatigable reformer, whose works will long remain a monument to his memory.”