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as early as 1829 ; and he was subsequently elected to analogous 

 positions by scientific bodies in Boston, Moscow, Eome, Paris, 

 Darmstadt, Lyons, Turin, Strasbourg, Lund, and other places. 

 He was also a Pellow or Member of nearly all the Natural-His- 

 tory Societies in London. 



As a botanist he worked, even in later life, at the seaweeds, and 

 published various memoirs on them. 



The International Horticultural Exhibition and Botanical Con- 

 gress of 1866, which was at first looked upon rather coldly by 

 some of our great naturalists, found a warm advocate and a very 

 liberal supporter in Dr. Gray, who contributed not slightly to 

 the success of the undertakg 



Dr. Grray some time since resigned his post at the British 

 Museum, which he had filled with so much honour to himself and 

 advantage to the Institution, and where in his capacity as Director 

 of the chief zoological collection in Britain and by his personal 

 exertions in various ways, he exercised a wide-spread influence. 

 He was always ready to facilitate the study of the splendid col- 

 lections under his charge, and to give advice and assistance to 

 earnest students ; and although an acquired or natural causticity 

 of manner sometimes raised a prejudice against him, those who 

 knew him well never failed to find in Dr. Grray a warm-hearted, 

 judicious, kind, and firm friend. 



He was elected a Fellow on the 7th of April, 1857. 



Egbert Harbwicke, the well-known publisher of works relating 

 to natural history and scientific subjects, was a member of a family 

 which had resided at Dyke, near Bourne, in Lincolnshire, for 

 more than 200 years. He was the third sou of the late Mr. Wil- 

 liam Hardwicke of Dyke. 



Mr. Eobert Hardwicke died on the 8th of March, 1875, at the 

 age of 52 years. 



He was elected a Fellow on the 17th of December, 1863. 



Daniel Hanburt, F.E.S., was born on the 11th of September, 

 1825. He was the eldest child of Mr. Daniel Bell Hanbury, who 

 for many years was a valued member of the Council of the Phar- 

 maceutical Society and for eleven years its Treasurer. In early 

 life he showed superior ability, and attained a considerable degree 

 of proficiency in classical studies and also in water-colour drawing. 

 In the year 1841 he commenced his business training under the 



