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tories, fitted with a service of both fresh and sea water, and everything else 

 required for chemical, physical, and biological study. In these laboratories 

 the occupant has all that a laboratory can supply, and at any time fresh 

 material from the sea, collected by one of the small steam tenders of the 

 museum." 



With the view of promoting his favourite study, the Prince 

 founded in 1903, and endowed three years later, a series of 

 lectures at the Sorbonne, and built a museum and laboratory 

 in Paris, the " Institut Oc^anographique." Three Professors 

 preside over this Institut, and lectures, which are very well 

 attended, are given periodically on all problems connected with 

 the sea. 



The Prince had always been interested in the early history 

 of man, and had been for many years occupied, in collaboration 

 with Prof. Boule and the Abbe Breuil, in investigating the 

 Grimaldi Caves near Genoa, and other sites both in Spain and 

 France. In connection with these researches he had established 

 " LTnstitut Paleontologie Humaine " at Paris, where there 

 is a wonderful museum and laboratory with endowed Professors 

 to direct it and to foster research in the early origins of man. 



Since the war the Prince took a leading part in international 

 co-operation for the further exploration of the seas, and in 191 9 

 he was appointed president of the " Commission Internationale 

 pour I'exploration scientifique de la mer Mediterran^e," and 

 but a few months ago he was elected president both of the 

 physical and biological sections of oceanography at the recent 

 International Congress at Rome. His gift of tongues and 

 unfailing courtesy made him an exceptionally able representa- 

 tive at all international congresses. Only last December he 

 was elected, with another great authority on marine fauna, 

 Prof. G. O. Sars, a Foreign Member of the Zoological Society 

 of London. 



Mention must also be made of the magnificent series of 

 publications in which the results of the Prince's experiments 

 have been announced to the world. Under his auspices, 

 and at his expense, (i) the Resultats des Campagnes Scientifiques 

 accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert ler Prince Souverain de 

 Monaco began to appear in 1889 ; followed by (2) the Bulletin 

 de r Institut Oceanographique in 1904 ; and later by the Annates 

 de V Institut Oceanographique. Whilst all these are well got up, 

 the first is printed in the very best style and on the very finest 

 paper, and are illustrated in the most artistic and lavish manner. 



The Prince devoted his great ability and a large fortune 

 to the advancement of science. He more than any other 

 individual made the science of oceanography. This has been 

 recognised by the conferring on him such honours as the 

 scientific world can give. He also played on more than one 



