570 CHARLES ADOLPHE WURTZ. 



the modern school of French chemists. As the writer lias stated, 

 in the notice of Dumas, the French school, as a rule, repudiate the 

 legitimate consequences of the very movement which originated with 

 their immediate predecessor. Wurtz, however, although with the 

 strongest French sympathies, and while claiming chemistry as almost 

 exclusively a French science,* saw throughout the inconsistency of 

 this position, and, as he aided in developing, has sought to maintain 

 in its integrity, the system of modern structural chemistry. Wurtz's 

 volumes on the Philosophy of Chemistry, which have appeared in 

 different languages under several titles, contain an elegant exposition 

 of this system. Wurtz was also the author of several elementary 

 treatises on Chemistry, the editor of a Dictionary of Chemistry, of 

 the " Repertoire de Chimie Pure," and one of the editors of the 

 " Annales de Chimie et de Physique." It would be impossible in a 

 limited sketch to give more than the barest outline of his scientific and 

 literary work. Indeed, jjreviously to 1864 he had published seventy- 

 three papers, as shown by the Catalogue of the Royal Society. 



In 18G7 AVurtz became a member of the Academy of Sciences, and 

 in 1881-82 presided over that body. He received many distinguished 

 honors, and a few years since was made Senator of France. 



Since the last Report, the Academy has received an acces- 

 sion of nine new members ; viz. four Resident Fellows, tliree 

 Associate Fellows, and two Foreign Honorary Members. 

 The list of the Academy corrected to the date of this Report 

 is hereto added. It includes 193 Resident Fellows, 85 Asso- 

 ciate Fellows, and 66 Foreign Honorary Members. 



* See the Introduction to his work on Chemical Philosophy. 



