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in the subjective sense, he was quite skillful with his pencil and 

 illustrated most of his writings. 



In politics, like his ftither, he was a Republican and held at least 

 one elective office, that of a School Director in the Twelfth AVard 

 of his native city, to which he was chosen February 17th, 1880. 



In early years he attended the German Reformed church and 

 Sunday school, of which his parents were communicants. His sister 

 adds : " His early religious training seemed to make no lasting im- 

 pression on his maturer years. Mingling, as he did, with scientific 

 friends, religion seen:ied to be lost in science and he never became a 

 church member. While he had a great respect for the church and 

 friends among the clergy, he held his own religious opinions." 



He never married. 



His collection of Coleoptera, whose present extent has not been 

 estimated, his entomological library amounting to about 950 volumes, 

 and the sum of five thousand dollars were bequeathed by him to 

 this Society, one thousand dollars to the Academy of Natural Sci- 

 ences, five hundred dollars to the American Philosophical ^ociety. 



Of his connection with our own body it remains but to add that 

 he served as President from December 10th, 1866, to December 14th, 

 1868 ; as Vice-President from December 13th, 1869, to December 

 10th, 1888, and as President from this last date until his death. 

 He was a member of the Standing Committee on Coleoptera from 

 December 14th, 1868, until the discontinuance of the Committee in 

 1884, and frequently served on the Finance and Publication Com- 

 mittees. 



Of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 

 he was Vice-Director from its foundation. May 12th, 1876, to De- 

 cember 12th, 1883, and Director froni this latter date until his death. 



Fitting it is to close with these words, adopted December 23rd, 

 1897,— "The American Entomological Society hereby records its 

 deep sense of the great loss it has sustained in the death of Dr. 

 George H. Horn, a member for thirty-seven years and its President 

 for the last fourteen years. It gratefully acknowledges the lustre 

 which his attainments and honors reflected upon this Society in his 

 ctmnection with it, and the benefits which his learning and liberality 

 conferred. It rejoices in the successes he attained and cherishes the 

 memory of his labors which form so lai-ge a part of the progress of 

 Entomology in America." 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC. jj ^Y 1898 



