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clergyman, and ou bis returu entered at Trinity College, Cam- 

 bridge, graduating iu lHoii, and taking his M.A.. degree three 

 yearrf laier. He iu due course became a i^ellovv and a Tutur of 

 his College. In 1861 lie was called to the Bar at Lincola's lun, 

 where lie attained to high esteem both as a pleader and asau editur 

 of law-books, in October IbUO he bad an apoplectic stroke, and 

 from the effects of this he never fully recovered, retiring into 

 private life in 18*J1. In 1857, when at Cambridge, Dunning was 

 prominent in the establishment of an Entomological iSociety, iu 

 emulation of a similar event which had happemd the year before 

 in Oxford; and in 1858 the two Societies combined to produce 

 an 'Accentuated List of British Lepidoptera,' Dunning being 

 responsible lor the chief share iu the work. He was an e\cellenc 

 linguist and scholar, and highly critical in questious concerning 

 philology, as is proved by his published writings ; and his chief 

 paper, dealing with the genus Aceiitroj)Us, shows him to have 

 been capable of doing good work under difficult and highly in- 

 volved circumstances. 



At the age of It) Dunning joined the Entomological Society of 

 Loudon, and was in 1862 elected one of its Hon. JSecretaiies, 

 and in that capacity he performed a nine years' service, now" 

 memorable in the Socieiy's history. Difficulty, iuterual dissen- 

 sion, ai.d confusion, under his inliuence gave place to order and 

 prosperity, the tiuancial position being to a great extent assured 

 by his personal liberality. His interest in tJie welfare of this 

 Socieiy ne\er waned. He was iu 1883-8-1 its President, and 

 anxious to secure it a Charter of Licorporation ; but althoui^h 

 this desiie was not realized until two years later, he then de- 

 frayed tne heavy expeut-es incurred m ihe transaction. He was 

 a genial, humorous uian, endeared to all wim wdioin he came in 

 contact; earnest, enthusiastic, warm-heuned, Dunning jemaiued 

 till the last a true friend of entomologists and a beiiLfacLor to 

 their calling. He died on 15th October, 1897, from the effects 

 of a renewed attack of apoplexy. He was elected a Eellow of 

 the Linnean Society on 2nd i^ebruary, 18G0. 



John Bbaxton Hicks, second son of Edward Hicks, of Lyming- 

 ton, Hants, Was born in 1828, and educated privately. He later 

 became an ariicled pupil of Dr. lluder, of L» mington, and at 18 

 entered as a medical student at Ou} 's Hospital, J^ondon, where 

 he took a series of hrst prizes iu both scientitic and professional 

 subjects, adding thereto u medal for double sculling given by the 

 Boat Club. His caieer at the University of London was no less 

 eventful, since he in 181-5 passed with houours the Eirst M.B. 

 Examinatieu, obtaining an exhibition and a gold medal. The 

 hual M.B. \\as in due course attained, also with houours; and 

 lie in turn btrcame a Member of the li. College of Surgeous, 

 England, and a Licentiate of the Apotliecaries' Company. In 1851 

 he became an M.D. of London, aud eight years later passed the 

 examination lor the Membeiship of the li. College of Bhysiciaus 



