The Amphibia and Pisces in the First Edition of the Systema Naturae

Abstract

There is yet another aspect of Angel's work that cannot be passed over in silence: his talent for drawing. His skill may be judged from the plates accompanying his works on fishes, those that illustrate Bocourt's Expedition to Mexico, or the little atlases of color plates of exotic amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. A careful and conscientious observer of morphological characters, Angel made a career of systematics. During the course of patient studies he acquired an indisputable competence that gave him an important place among the herpetologists of the world. The honorary titles, both French and foreign, that were bestowed upon him testify to this. All who were associated with him will preserve the memory of this unaffected man, even-tempered and cheerful; of this affable colleague, who placed without reservation his great knowledge at the disposal of all, always ready to give counsel or render a service. Let the memory of this worker be for us a lesson and an example.-J. GuIBm, Sous-Directeur du Laboratoire de Zoologie (Reptiles et Poissons) du Museum, Paris. [Translation, courtesy of D. DWIGHT DAVIS.]