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Seyffarth, Gustavus

scientist, educator, author, was born July 13, 1796, in Saxony. He was a German scientist who was professor of oriental archæology at Leipzig university in 1825-55, and, com-- ing to America in the latter year, was professor at Concordia seminary in St.

Louis in 1855-71. The remainder of his life was passed in New York city. Among his voluminous writings are, Rudimenta Hieroglyphica; Grammatica Ægyptiaca; and Egyptian Theology according to a Paris Mummy Coffin. He died Nov. 17, 1885, in New York city.

SEYMOUR, AUGUSTUS SHERRILL, lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born Nov. 30, 1836, in Ithaca, N. Y. He moved to Newberne, N. C., and was appointed criminal judge of that city in 1868. He was a representative in the state legislature from 1868 to 1870; was a member of the state constitutional convention of 1871; and state senator from 1872 to 1874.

He was judge of the state superior court from 1874 to 1882; and in 1882 became United States district judge.