“ He died at Munich on the 25th of February 1860. Thiersch, the “tutor of Bavaria” (praeceptor Bavariae) , found an extremely unsatisfactory system of education in existence. There was a violent feud between the Protestant “north” and the Catholic “south” Germans; Thiersch’s colleagues, chiefly old monks, offered violent opposition to his reforms, and an attempt was made upon his life. His schemes, however, were carried out, and have remained the governing principle of the educational institutions of Bavaria. Thiersch was an ardent supporter of Greek independence. ”