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THE death of Prof. Karl Weierstrass, on February 19 in the present year, has taken from science one of the greatest pure mathematicians of the century. It is now some considerable time since he ceased to deliver lectures as professor in the University of Berlin; the last few years of his life were troubled by broken health. As is indicated by a pathetic reference in the preface to the first volume of his Collected Works, he was obliged to obtain assistance, partly in preparing them for publication, and partly to secure that his intentions with regard to them might be carried out in case of his death. This help was loyally given by friends and former pupils during his life; it may be expected that the same loyalty will now be devoted to completing the series, which will be a fitting monument to his genius. And the appearance of the successive volumes will be eagerly expected and cordially welcomed by pure mathematicians all the world over.
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F., A. Karl Weierstrass. Nature 55, 443 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/055443a0
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