40 proceedings of the academy of [1895. 



February 12. 



The President, General Isaac J. Wistar, in the Chair. 



Thirty persons present. 



The Biological and Microscopical Section presented the following 

 minute: — 



GEORGE A. REX, M. D. 



The Biological and Microscopical Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, in view of the sudden death of 

 Dr. George A. Rex on the 4th inst., deem it appropriate that a 

 minute be made upon its records in appreciation of the loss it has 

 sustained. 



Dr. Rex became a member of the Academy in January, 1881, and 

 in December, 1881, he was elected a member of the Section. He 

 served as its Conservator from November 3, 1890, until his death. 



Dr. Rex was the highest authority on the Myxomycetes in the 

 United States. It was his enthusiastic study of this group that first 

 brought him to the Section, and his communications on this subject- 

 formed an interesting part of nearly every meeting. He was the 

 author of numerous species, which, owing to his extreme conserva- 

 tism, will doubtless continue to bear his name. Many forms, new 

 to him, remained in his collection unnamed for years, and were only 

 published when he had thoroughly convinced himself that they were 

 really new to science. 



Although he was interested principally in the Myxomycetes, he 

 was an earnest student of the lower orders of fungi and an ardent 

 admirer of everything beautiful in microscopic nature. 



Dr. Rex was always a faithful and tireless worker for the interests 

 of the Academy, and those who came in contact with him as fellow- 

 student and colleague could not fail to appreciate his genial dis- 

 position and his faithfulness in friendship. 



As a professional man his work brought him into all grades of 

 life, and it is especially among the poor and needy that may be found 

 to-day a sincere and heartfelt grief wdiich constitutes his only reward 

 for many hours of toil. 



Hon. John Cadwalader was elected a member of Council to fill 

 the vacancy caused by the death of George A. Rex, M.D. 



