Excerpt from The Scientists' International Directory: Containing the Names, Addresses, Special Departments of Study, Etc;, Of Professional and Amateur Naturalists, Chemists, Physicists, Astronomers, Etc;, Etc In this edition of the Directory, all names which have been heard from since the last issue are followed by an(*). In the American portion of the Directory, names which are followed by an(?) have not replied to the blanks sent them for at least two years, and all such will be dropped from the next edition of the work, unless heard from in the meantime. Names which are not followed by an() or an(?) are, without doubt, correct, but have failed to reply to the last blanks sent to their address. For convenience, an index has been placed in the front of the book, and the list of abbreviations will be found immediately following. Thanks are due to many persons who have assisted us in the compilation of this volume. Dr. Henrik Saute, Jr., Stockholm, of the Geological Survey of Sweden, has entirely revised the list of Sweden scientists and the credit for its accuracy is due to him. The following persons have been of much assistance in furnishing names and corrections for their respective countries: - Contino Alfred Caruaua-G-atto, Valetta, Malta. Prof. N. Willie, Univ. Christiana, Norway. H. Backstrpm of Stockholm, Sweden. F. A. A. Skuse, Sydney, N. S. W. Dr. Carlos Berg, Univ. Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, S. A. Dr. J. G. Boerlage, Conserv. sRijks Herbarium, Leiden, Netherlands. Max Lohest, Rivage, Belgium. Prof. Lewis Swift, Warner Obseiv., Rochester, N. Y. Dr. Joshua Lindahl, State Geol. of Illinois, Chicago, III. O. A. Derby, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. G.O. Clerc, Yekaterinboorg, Russia an Asia. J. J. Rodriguez, Guatemala. Dr. A. A. Downing, Granada, Nicaragua. Francis E. de la Seigliere, Cherchel, Algeria, Africa. Joaquim Filippe-Nery Delgado and Richard H. Wettnich, of Lisbon, Portugal. Dr. J. J. Sederholm, Helsingsfors, Finland. Dr. A. Lyons, Honolulu, H. I. C. A. Barber, St. Johns, Antigua. C. Ishikawa, Imperial Univ., Tokio, Japan. Dr. K. J. V. Steens. trup, Copenhagen, Denmark. Miss M. A. Booth, Locgmeadow Mass. All changes of address should be reported to the editor, Boston, Mass., for future editions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.