m MEMORIAM— DR. WILLIAM BRODIE. 



We regret to have to record the death of another veteran entomologist, in the 

 person of the late Dr. William Brodie, who has recently been contributing a series 

 of articles on galls found in the neighborhood of Toronto. On Saturday, July 31st, 

 he complained of feeling unwell on his return to his home, and a few days later 

 became seriously ill. On Friday, August 6th, he expired. He was born in Peter- 

 head, Aberdeen, Scotland, and came out to Canada with his parents when a child. 

 His father settled on a farm in the County of York about thirty miles from Toronto, 

 and there hewed out of the forest a home for his family. From his earliest years 

 Dr. Brodie exhibited an ardent love of nature in all its aspects, and became an 

 omnivorous reader. This habit formed in childhood continued with him through- 

 out his life. While fitting himself for the profession of dentistry he taught school 

 for a time and became one of the first graduates of the Dental College in Toronto. 

 There he practised his profession very successfully for a long series of years. In 

 1903, he gave up his work and took charge of the Biological Department of the 

 Provincial Museum. While fully occupied during most of his time with the work 

 of his profession, he most industriously devoted every spare moment to his much- 

 loved study of Entomology. Galls and their inmates had a special fascination for 

 him, and he made large collections of these and many other forms of insect life. 

 His enthusiasm was infectious and inspired many of his younger friends with a 

 love for nature, and especially for the collection and observation of insects. He 

 died at the good old age of seventy-eight years and will be very much missed, not 

 only by the members of his family, but by a large circle of friends. His work 

 at the Museum was most congenial to him, and gave him a happy occupation when 

 his age prohibited him from carrying on his ordinary work. Of his family of six 

 children, three daughters alone survive. To them we extend our deepest sympathy. 



[129] 



