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+The material contained in the following pages is of
+necessity a selective one, and is intended to serve three
+purposes: (a) to give condensed information, not otherwise
+readily available, about the life and writings of some
+individuals mentioned by H. P. B. in the text, and who
+are practically unknown to the present-day student;
+(h) to give similar data about a few well-known scholars
+who are discussed at length by H. P. B., and whose
+writings she constantly quotes; and (c) to give full information
+regarding all works and periodicals quoted or
+referred to in the main text and in the Compiler's Notes,
+with or without biographical data of their authors. All
+such works are marked with an asterisk (*).
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+'''Abich, Otto Hermann Wilhelm von'''. German geologist, b. at Berlin, December 11, 1806; d. in Graz, July 2, 1886. Went, 1833, on a scientific expedition to Italy; obtained, 1842, the chair of geolog) and mineralogy at Univ, of Dorpat. Went to the Caucasus in 1844. and, being fascinated by the beauties of the country, resigned his chair and settled in Russia until 1877. Joined the Mountain Engineers, 1854, and with them did a great deal of self-sacrificing work. Became, 1866, Hon. Fellow of the Academy of Sciences. Moved to Vienna, 1877. Apart from numerous articles in scientific magazines, he wrote: Über die geologische Natur des Armenischen Hochlands, Dorpat, 1843; Sur la structure et la geologie du Daghestan, 1862; and Geologische Forschungen in den Caucasischen Ländern, Vienna, 1878-87, 3 vols. His research established the most complete description of the geography and geology of the Caucasus, supplemented by numerous valuable drawings.
+H.P.B.’s maternal grandmother, Helena Pavlovna de Fadeyev (nee Princess Dolgorukova), a remarkable scientist in her own right, corresponded and collaborated with von Abich.
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+'''Aglio, Agostino'''. Italian painter, draughtsman, engraver and lithographer, b. at Cremona, 1777; died in London, 1857. Travelled, 1797, through Greece and Egypt with the architect W. Wilkins. Established himself in England, 1803. Collaborated with Wilkins on the Antiquities of Magna Grecia (London, 1807), and with Lord {{Page aside|522}}Kingsborough (q.v.) on the Antiquities oj Mexico (London, 183148). Produced also A Collection of Capitals and Friezes drawn from the Antique (London, 1820-30).