Sherif died at Gratz, on the 10th of April 1887.
The last years of his life were spent principally at Gratz, where he held a local command in the Austrian army.
On the of July the Prussians completely defeated the, ,, strians at Koniggrtz, and on the 5th Austria Led Venetia to Napoleon, accepting his, mediation gratz.
He was professor of mathematics at Gratz (1864-1867), of physics at Prague (1867-1895), and of physics at Vienna (1895-1901).
Such institutions as the Gratz and Dropsie colleges are further indications of the splendid activity of American Jews in the educational field.
