New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09

PRINCETON. Feb. 8.-The Swiss naturalist,
Professor Arnold Henry Guyot Phi d., LIZ d. died here
to-day, after lingering illness.
He had been confined to his bed with a complication OF
kidney diseases for upward of four mouths, and last
Monday began to fall rapidly
Professor Guyot was born near Neutchatel,
in Switzerland, September o. 1905 studied there az
Stuttgart Carsrhe and at the latter place formed
an intimate friendship with Professor Agassz beginning
with pursuit OF natural science. After theoog
cal three years duration at Eeufchael and Ber
n he devoted himself exclusively to scientific inyesga
ton residing for five years Paris and making scientific
summer excursions through Belgium, France, Switzer
land Italy and Holland. He the first to observe the
amnated structure OF the ice In tho glaciers aerward
confirmed and illustrated by Agassz, Forbes and Others.
His next investigation that of the distribution Of
errac powders Full details Of this announced to
form the second volume Of tho "syseme Glaciere," Of
Agassiz Guyot and Desor; but publication was pre-
vented by political disturbances and by tho emgra ton
OF Professor Guyot TO the United States He had been
Professor Of History and Physical Geography in the
Neufchatel Academy from 1889 to 194S.
Coming in that year to America, he resided for some
time at Cambridge, delivering, occasionally scientific
lectures some them the French language, on the
relation between physical geography and history These
lectures were translated into English and secured for
him wide fame They were collected afterward.
IN book entitled Earth and Man"
signal trait or these and other utteranceS was
be steadfast faith which Guyot manifested IN the God of
SCRIPTURE He lectured also in the Normal Schools OF
Massachusetts under the authority OF the Board of Edu
cation and employed by the Smithsonian Institution
TO organize system Of meteorological observation.
Among the tasks he performed under these auspices
was the determination OF the exact height of Mount
Washington aud Of some Of the Green Mountains. He
was made Blair Professor Of Geology and Physical Ge0g
raphy in the College OF NewJersey Frncetonl In 1922,
and was senior professor at the time of his death His
genial and fascinating way OF stating scentlnc
facts him many friends at Princeton during The last
thirty years.
markable not only for his wisdom and scientific attain
ments but for his great geneness and humility He
did much make those departments which he super
yised in the college complete and thorough Before
his election only five hours during the four years course
were devoted to the study of geology, while now
than 200 hours occupied In the same subject He was
the founder Of the Museum at Princeton which regarded
"a one OF the best OF the Kind In this country and many
of the specimens collected and arranged by his own
hands
date and physical Biographies between 1856 and 1873.
which had an extensive in the public schools OF the
country At the Vienna International Exhibition In
1870 received medal for HIS geographical works Be
fore the Evangelical Alliance in NewYork IN 1873, no
read paper on CosmogOny and the Bible" Almost his
latest work tho preparation OF biographical men
or OF Professor Louis Agassz for publication by the Ma
tona Academy OF scieuces, or which he was an eminent
member Half OF this read IN October 1877 at the
scmiannual meeting Of the Academy In New YORK. lie
cooperated with President Barnard Of Columbia IN ed
fling JobnsOns " Encyclopaedia
showing the harmony OF Mosaic cOsmOgOuy with the facts
of science is IN the hands Of publisher lie had
been hourly expecting the arrival or the rst c0pes ana
"A message short time after bis dcath, stahg that
tbe DELAY was occasOned by the fact that he had been adj
dressed at Princeton y. Y. instead Of Princeton n j.
His wife, who a daughter OF the late Ex-Governor
UaInes survives him.
The funeral services will held at MS late home at p
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