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BERNHARD See also: born at Buren, near Berne, in See also: August 1794
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Although educated as a clergyman, he became so interested in geology at the university of See also: Gottingen that he devoted his See also: life to its pursuit
.
He subsequently studied at See also: Freiburg, Berlin and See also: Paris, and in 1816 was appointed teacher of See also: mathematics and physics in the Berne See also: Academy
.
In 1825 he published Beytrdge zu einer Monographie der Molasse
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Later on he commenced his detailed investigations of the western See also: Alps, and published in 1834 his Geologie der westlichen Schweizer-Al See also: pen
.
In the same See also: year, largely through his influence, the university of Berne was established and he became the first professor of See also: mineralogy
.
His Geologie der Schweiz in two vols
.
(1851-1853), and his See also: geological maps of See also: Switzerland prepared with the assistance of See also: Arnold Escher von der See also: Linth, are monuments of his research
.
In 1859 he organized the geological survey of Switzerland, being appointed president of the commission, and retaining this position until the close of his life
.
It has been remarked by See also: Marcou that See also: Studer was See also: present at the first meeting of the Societe helvetique See also: des sciences naturelles at See also: Geneva on the 6th of See also: October 1815, and remained a member during 72 years
.
He was awarded the Wollaston medal by the Geological Society of See also: London, 1874
.
He died at Berne on the 2nd of May 1887
.
Obituary by Jules Marcou, See also: Ann. See also: rep. amer. acad. sci. for 1888
.
aspired to make his illegitimate son, Giacomo Buoncompagno, See also: king of
See also: Ireland
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He set See also: sail from Civita Vecchia in See also: March 1578, but put into
See also: Lisbon, where he was to meet his confederate, See also: James Fitzmaurice
See also: Fitzgerald, and to secure better See also: ships before sailing for Ireland
.
There he was turned from his purpose by King See also: Sebastian, with whom he sailed for See also: Morocco
.
He commanded the centre in the See also: battle of Alcazar on the 4th of August 1578, and was killed, in See also: fair fight apparently, though tradition asserted that he was murdered by his See also: Italian soldiers after the battle
.
Stucley's adventurous career made considerable impression on his contemporaries
.
A See also: play generally assigned to See also: George See also: Peele, The Battell of Alcazar
.
. . with the See also: Death of Captain Stukely, printed by E
.
Allde in 1594, was probably acted in 1592, and is perhaps identical with a popular piece referred to by See also: Henslowe as Muley surnamed Abdelmilech
.
It deals with Stucley's arrival in Lisbon and his Moorish expedition, but in a long speech before his death he recapitulates the events of his life
.
A later piece, The Famous See also: History of the Life and Death of Captain See also: Thomas
See also: Stukeley, printed for Thomas Panyer (1605), which is possibly the Stewtlq played, according to Henslowe, on the 11th of See also: December 1596, is a See also: biographical piece dealing with successive episodes, and seems to be a patchwork of older plays on See also: Don Antonio and on Stucley
.
His adventures also See also: form the subject of various See also: ballads
.
There is a detailed biography of Stucley, based chiefly on theSee also: English, Venetian and See also: Spanish See also: state papers, in R
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See also: Simpson's edition of the 1605 play (School of See also: Shakespeare, 1878, vol
.
I.), where the Stucley ballads are also printed
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