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* TEGEA. 87 TEHEBAN. others, and Schwedler, De Rebus Tegeaticis (Leipzig, 1S89). TEGERNSEE, ta'gern-za. A village in Up- per Bavaiia, charmingly situated on the lake of the same name, with an imposing castle, formerly a Benedictine abbe}', founded in 719 and suppressed in 1804, and now the property of Dr. Cliarles Theodore, Duke of Bavaria, who is a skillful oculist and has established an ophthalmic infirmary in the village, where he examines and performs operations on patients gratuitously. The beautiful walks in the en- virons attract numerous visitors in the summer. A favorite point is the Grosse Parapluie, 2680 feet high and aft'ording an admirable view of the lake and the encircling mountains. At the northwestern end of the lake lies Kaltenbrum, the model farm of Duke Charles Theodore. TEGETMEIER, teg'et-ml'er, William B. (1811) — ). A British naturalist and author. He received a medical education, but turned his attention to natural history, and became a co- worker with Darwin in experiments and obser- vations on the question of variation (q.v. ) and other scientific problems. To these he contrib- uted mainly by study of domestic animals and especially of pigeons, and was -instrumental in advancing the breeding and improvement of car- rier jiigeons and of fine poultry. In 1857 he be- came a leading editor and essayist of The Field (of London). He wrote several important works on ornithology and the rearing of domestic animals. TEGETTHOFE, tSg'et-hof, Wilhelm, Baron (1827-71). A distinguished Austrian admiral, born at jMarljurg, in Styria. He entered the Austrian navy, distinguished himself in the na- val encounter with the Danes off Helgoland in 1864, became rear-admiral, and in the war of 1860 commanded the Austrian fleet in the Adriatic. On the 20th of July he attacked and defeated the Italian fleet under Admiral Persano off the island of Lissa, although the Italian fleet was superior in the number of iron-clads to the Austrian. For this brilliant victory Tegetthoff was promoted vice-admiral. In 1867 he was sent to Mexico to olitain from the Government the body of the Emperor Jlaximilian. and in 1868 he was made commander-in-chief of the navy. TEGNER, teg-nar', Es-UIAS (1782-1846). A Swedisli poet, born at Kyrkerud. in Wormland. Tegner graduated from the LTniversity of Lund (1S02) and in 180.5 became sub-librarian of the university and lecturer on aesthetics. In 1811 his poem on Sweden (Svea) won him universal admiration and an academic prize. Already his war-songs and national odes had attracted the attention of the King and Government. In 1812 he was made professor of Greek at Lund, and for the next decade gave himself al- most wliolly to clerical duties and theological studies. During these years he wrote the remark- able religious idyls. The Priest's Conseeriiiion and The Children of the Lord's Supper {Natt- vardshnrnen. 1820). as well as the fine romantic poem Axel (1822). His fame, however, rests on the Frithjofs ^aga. finished in 1825. which remains the most popular poem in Swedish, though it lacks originality and unity, adhering very closely to the legend on which it is founded and being less an epic than a series of ballads and odes. Even while unfinished it had sufficed to secure for Tegner the nomination of the clergy to the Bishopric of Wexio (1824). In 1840 the insanity that aflUcted his family unmistakably asserted itself. After a period in an asjdum he returned for a little while to active work, but soon became paralytic and so lingered till death. Thus it appears that Tegner's significant pro- duction is confined to the years 1811-25, and more strictly speaking to the last six of these, which saw The Pi-ie-st's Consecration, The Chil- dren of the Lord's Supper, Axel, Frithjof. Frith- jof has been rendered into many languages and nineteen times into Englisli, best by Longfellow, who also translated ^'attvardsharnen. It was effective in banishing classical French taste from Sweden and in introducing the literary ideals of the Romantic school, though Tegner always kept the clearness and artistic finish that go' with calm objectivity. His verse is melodious, grace- ful, dignified, yet fresh, vigorous, and not without national or religious enthusiasm, in spite of its impersonality. See Swedish Literature. Tegner's ^Yorks were collected in 7 vols. (Stockholm, 1847-51). Three volumes of supple- mentary writings were printed ( ib., 1873-74), and a new collected edition made of the works in 8 vols. (ib.. 1882-85). The more important poems are in English, French and German trans- lations. A Life by Biittiger is prefixed to the first collected edition of the Works. Consult also Brandes, Eminent Authors, trans. (New York, 1886) ; and Erdraann, Esaias Tenner (Stockholm, 1896). TEGUAIT. One of. the local names of a fly- ing phalanger of New South Wales {Petanrista volans), which is black and about the size of the large Indian flying squirrels. It resembles the other flying phalangers (q.v.) in the posses- sion of an effective parachute, and in its habits. Also spelled 'taguan.' TEGUCIGALPA, ta'goo-se-gal'pa. The capi- tal of Honiluras. Central America, situated on the left bank of the upper course of the Chohi- teca, seventy-eight miles from its seaport. Ama- pala, on the Gulf of Fonseca (Map: Central America, D 4). It has a healthful location on a table-land 3250 feet above sea-level, in the most thickly populated portion of the Republic. The region is known for its agricultural resources and its mines of gold and silver and marble, though the latter have largely lost their former importance. During the closing years of the eighteenth century their annual output averaged $25,000,000. The most important structure in the Republic is its cathedral. There are a na- tional university and a ladies' seminary. Tegu- cigalpa was an Aztec city and a place of some importance during the eighteenth century. It became the capita] of Honduras in 1880. Popu- lation, about 18,000. TEHERAN-, or TEHRAN, te-h'-riin'. The capital of Persia and of the Province of Teheran, 70 miles due south of the Caspian Sea. in lati- tude 35° 41' N., longitude 51° 25' E.. on a sandy and stony plateau 90 by 40 miles in extent ( Map : Persia. D 3). Its elevation is 3800 feet. In 1869 the Shah caused the mud walls of the city to be torn down and five years later it was surround- ed by a ditch and 58 bastions, after the method of Vauban. It is now in the form of an irregular