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partitioned into several, three of which, Zoology, Botany, and 

 Geology, were assigned to the Faculty of Philosophy. 



The first occupant of the Chair of Zoology was Lilljeborg, who 

 entei-ed upon his duties 7th January, 1854, and held it until his 

 retirement in 1882. After three courses of general Zoology, he 

 adopted a syllabus of ten courses, embracing the whole of the 

 animal kingdom, beginning with the Protozoa. His lectures were 

 followed by demonstrations of the types of the groups under con- 

 sideration. His last coarse in 1832 was devoted to comparative 

 osteology, and took in all the groups of Yertebrata. 



During his professorship he was able to restore or rather to 

 establish the Zoological Museum at Uppsala. Before he came, 

 there were large collections from Thunberg's time onwards, but 

 they consisted mostly of badly preserved and faded mammals and 

 birds, a few insects, dried Crustacea, shells, and corals from all 

 parts of the world, without information or localities. The 

 collection of skeletons was practically absent, and the spirit 

 collection was insignificant. They were removed to the Gustavian 

 building, and completely overhauled, and in the course of time a 

 creditable collection was amassed and adequately shown. The 

 zoological laboratory was established in 1875 at Uppsala, the 

 professor fully recognising the importance of practical work. 



Upon quitting the chair, Lilljeborg continued his scientific 

 work, and in 1896 a handsome quarto volume Festschrift appeared, 

 entitled ' Zoologiska Studier,' in honour of his 80th birthday ; one 

 of the articles in this is a bibliography of Lilljeborg's works, 

 numbering 68. After that year he produced 5 later memoirs, 

 upon his favourite group, making a total of 73 papers. He was 

 continually adding to the University collections till his death, 

 which took place 24:th July, 1908, and after that event his widow 

 presented to the Zoological Museum, according to an expressed 

 Avish of the late professor, books and papers which were not in the 

 library of that institution, numbering about 1400 besides serials. 



His professorship was characterised by his keenness in his 

 examinations and enthusiasm for his work, but only once did he 

 quit Scandinavia for a visit to the zoological institutions in London 

 and Paris, and that was in 1865 ; but he constantly visited the 

 various parts of Sweden, chiefly bent on adding to his collection of 

 Entomostraca. His health remained good till the middle of July 

 last year, and he passed quietly away on the 24th of that month, in 

 the 92nd year of his age. 



The data for the foregoing sketch have been drawn from the 

 obituarv by Prof. Tullberg, Lilljeborg's successor, published in 

 ' Fauna och Flora,' 1908. [B. D. J.J 



Arthur LisTEE,F.E.S. — Arthur Lister was born at Upton House, 

 AVest Ham, in 1830 as the youngest son of Joseph Jackson Lister, 

 F.E-.S., the distinguished optician. He was educated at Hitchin. 

 At the age of sixteen he began his business career, living at first 



