Eichwald

EICHWALD, KARL EDUARD VON (1795-1876), Russian geologist and physician, was born at Mitau in Courland on the 4th of July 1795. He became doctor of medicine and professor of zoology in Kazan in 1823 ; four years later professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at Vilna; in 1838 professor of zoology, mineralogy and medicine at St Petersburg; and finally professor of palaeontology in the institute of mines in that city. He travelled much in the Russian empire, and was a keen observer of its [natural history and geology. He died at St Petersburg on the loth of November 1876. His published works include Reise auf dem Caspischen Metre und in den Caucasus, 2 vols. (Stuttgart and.,Tubingen, 1834-1838); Die Urwelt Russlands (St Petersburg, 1840-1845); Lethaea Rossica, ou paleontologie de la Russie, 3 vols. (Stuttgart, 1852-1868), with Atlases.