his succession was bitterly fought over, as had been his appointment, with some of the same protagonists; but this time grote (who had been re-elected to the college council in 1849) was more successful in securing the outcome he wanted (blocking the appointment of james martineau); and grote's wife, the writer harriet levin, prevailed on the college historian as the new controversy unfolded. an altogether unflattering sketch of dr hoppus was entered in the college historian's pages, though his contribution has been treated more dispassionately in recent years.