His Alma Mater, the Jefferson Medical College of 

 Philadelphia, gave him the honorary title of L. L. D. At the 

 instance of Dr. Mitchell he was elected honorary fellow of 

 the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. In 1901 the 

 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine granted him the 

 Mary Kingsley medal for meritorious work in that branch of 

 Pathology, an honor that he divides with such men as Manson 

 and Ross. The Provisional Government of Cuba and the 

 University of Havana joined in the solemnity of the 

 presentation of the medal. In 1908 the French Government 

 made him an officer of the Legion of Honor, the insignia 

 being presentel by the French Minister at the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences. The Government of the Second Interven- 

 tion, at the instigation of Col. J. R. Kean, IT. S. A. and fol- 

 lowing a recommendation of the First Medical Congress of 

 Cuba granted him a life pension and ordered the publica- 

 tion of his works. Quite recently (November 8, 1911) Dr. Fin- 

 lay was elected a Corresponding Member of the French 

 Academy of Medicine. 



Our scientific societies always received his communi- 

 cations with respect even at the time when his ideas appeared 

 to be absurd. Specially the Academy of Medicine and Natural 

 Sciences, where he loved to present the results of his labors, 

 was wont to receive him with marks of great love and respect. 



And it could not well be otherwise, if we consider the 

 character of the man: genial, kindly, jovial, modest, strong 

 in the rectitude of his principles, which were founded on 

 the most profound reverence for truth and a devotional 

 religious spirit. Great was his gratitude towards those who 

 had shown an interest in his work, as is shown by his 

 acknowledgment on all occasions of due credit to his co- 

 worker Dr. Claudio Delgado, and his kind remembrance of 

 the intelligent support given by the Jesuit fathers, who were 

 among the first to submit themselves to his inoculations by 

 the mosquito. 



It is of interest to dwell upon the racial attributes that 

 may have influenced the formation of this extraordinary 

 mind and character. From the Scotch he inherited the 

 intensity and the ardor in the pursuit of an objective together 

 with the logic discipline and the inclination to theorize upon, 

 and insistently to discuss abstruse subjects without losing, 

 however, the golden thread of their practical application. 

 From the French he received his characteristic amiability 

 and courtesy, together with a lively imagination and the love 



