▁and ▁an ▁ins ult ▁( off ense ) ▁to ▁his ▁dign ity ▁by ▁the ▁im position ▁of ▁a ▁fine ▁( am ende ) ▁on ▁him . ▁The ▁Swiss ▁amb assador ▁not ified ▁Wild ▁that ▁he ▁sent ▁a ▁protest ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Control ▁through ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁this ▁protest ▁being ▁en closed . ▁Most ▁surprising , ▁the ▁State ▁Control ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁ap ology ▁in ▁French ▁through ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁recovery ▁( p én al ité ) ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁fine ▁( am ende ), ▁was ▁im posed ▁by ▁un fortun ate ▁misunder standing , ▁and ▁was ▁removed ." ▁K ry lov ▁includes ▁several ▁an ec d otes ▁of ▁this ▁sort . ▁Wild ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Swedish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Zur ich ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ ▁In vent ions ▁ ▁He ▁invent ed ▁the ▁polar ist rob ometer — a ▁form ▁of ▁sac char imeter — a ▁polar ization ▁ ▁phot ometer , ▁a ▁magnetic ▁the od ol ite , ▁and ▁various ▁new ▁optical ▁methods ▁for ▁comparing ▁measures ▁of ▁length . ▁ ▁Writing ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁papers ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Ann alem ▁des ▁phys ikal ischen ▁Observ ator iums ▁für ▁Russ land ▁and ▁the ▁Ne ues ▁Re per tor ium ▁für ▁Meteor ologie , ▁founded ▁by ▁himself ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁respectively ; ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁the