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chemistry, and to give to others the benefits of his deep learning 

 and critical insight. In Guldberg the world has lost a great man 

 of science, and many of us a sincere friend. 



H. B. D. 



In the remarkable development of zoological science 

 which characterised the last three decades of the nine- 

 teenth century, the name of Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers stands 

 as that of one of the most prominent pioneers. Possessed of 

 remarkable powers of continuous detailed investigation combined 

 with an enthusiasm and devotion to science which made him a 

 leader of men, his influence upon the work of French zoologists 

 and of otiiers who came in contact with him was profound and 

 far-reaching. There is, perhaps, no better testimony of the 

 wonderful vitality of the French nation than the quantity of 

 valuable work in such a science as zoology that has been accom- 

 plished by Frenchmen since the lamentable war of 1870, and of 

 the many distinguished men who have taken part in producing 

 this great result no one has played a more important part than 

 de Lacaze-Duthiers. Of the numerous scientific memoirs and 

 papers which we owe to his skill and industry, some are so well 

 known to every student of zoology as to merit the distinc- 

 tion that is usually conveyed by the term "classical." The 

 " Histoire Naturelle du Corail," which was published in 1863 

 and contained the results of his investigations upon the 

 precious coral of commerce {Corailium riibrum) that he carried 

 out on the coast of Algeria, is one of the best monographs 

 upon a single species of invertebrate animals that has ever been 

 written. Although there are some points in it that would have 

 to be corrected, and some views that would be modified if the 

 work were undertaken again with the help of modern methods 

 and modern ideas, it is really very remarkable how much the 

 young Frenchman saw and how accurate were his observations- 

 considering the imperfect resources he had at his disposal. 



Among the other monographs that he published, the most 

 important was that on the anatomy and development of Den- 



