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He was an enthusiastic naturalist and a man of extraordinary 

 energv. A tew only of his writings on pala30-botany have been 

 referred to here, but son)e idea of his intellectual activity may be 

 gathered from the fact that the published notrs, papers, and books, 

 either written by himself, or to which he made important con- 

 tributions, total up to considerably over a hundred, many of them 

 representing an enormous amount of carefully worked-out detail. 

 He was wonderfully ingenious and resourceful in devising means 

 for coping with the diiliculties which beset the palaeontologist. 



He was extremely modewt as regards his own attainments and 

 was one of the kindest of men, always thoughtful and considerate 

 for others, always public-spirited and with a large outlook on life. 



An excellent portrait by Messrs. Elliott & Fry was reproduced 

 iu the 'Journal of Botany ' for June, 1U17, in conjunction with a 

 short account of his life. [James Groves,] 



Sir Marc Armand Eueeer, Kt., lost his life on the 27th A])ril 

 last, when returning from Greece to take up his duties in Egypt, 

 by the sinking by enemy action of the ' Arcadian ' in the 

 Mediterranean. 



He was born in Paris in 1859, the eldest son of the late Baron 

 Alphonse Jacques de Buffer, but received his education ciiiefly in 

 England, at University College, London, and Brasenose College, 

 Oxford, in 1888 becoming D.M. After working in Paris 

 under Pasteur and Metchnikoff, he aided in. establishing the 

 Britisli Institute of Preventive Medicine in 1893, and became its 

 first Director: it is now the Lister Institute. In carrying out 

 the first important work done iu the new institution — the produc- 

 tion of diphtheria antitoxin — he fell a victim to diphtheria and 

 nearly died of it. This attack so enl'eebled his system that lie 

 resigned his post, and went to Egypt to recuperate, and there he 

 settled, becoming Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology iu the 

 Cairo Medical School. After serving on many enquiries and 

 conferences, he was appointed President of the Sanitary, Maritime, 

 and Quarantine Council of Egypt ; he re-organised the work uf 

 the dei)artment, built special pilgi'iiu stations, and brought the 

 pilgrims themselves under proper medical supervision, so keeping 

 many diseases from entering Egypt, and passing onward to 

 Europe. His last task was a visit on behalf of the Red Cross to 

 Greece, he being the head of that organisation in Egypt. He 

 leaves behind him a reputation for knowledge, tact, and firmness 

 which are attained by very few. 



His connection with the Linnean Society dated from 7th May, 

 1891. [B. D.J.I 



Captain Geoffrey "Watkixs Smitu. — By the death in action on 

 J[uly 10, 1916, of Captain Geoffrey W. Smith, we have lost one 

 of the most brilliant of the younger generation of zoologists. He 

 was born in 18S1, the youngest son of the well-kno\\n "West- 

 minster magistrate, Mr. Horace Smith, and Mrs. Smith, of Ivy 



