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Michael Foster was born on March 8, 1836, at Huntingdon, 

 where his father, Michael Foster, F.R.C.S., practised as a surgeon. 

 He was educated at Huntingdon Grammar School, at University 

 College School, and at University College. He graduated M.B. in 

 the University of London in 1859, practised as a surgeon at 

 Huntingdon from 1860 till 1866, became in 1867 Teacher, and in 

 1869 Professor, of Practical Physiology at University College. 

 In 1869 he was also chosen Fullerian Professor of Physiology at 

 the Royal Institution. In 1870 he was appointed Praelector of 

 Physiology at Trinity College, Cambridge. Having been elected a 

 Fellow of the Royal Society in 1872 he became one of its secre- 

 taries in 1881. In 1883 a Professorship of Physiology was founded 

 in the University of Cambridge and Foster was appointed to the 

 chair. In 1899 he was President of the British Association at 

 Dover and was made a K.C.B. In 1900 Sir Michael was elected 

 Member for the University of London, and his professional duties 

 at Cambridge were entrusted to a deputy. He continued to serve 

 as a Secretary of the Royal Society till 1903 when he resigned 

 both this post and his Cambridge chair. In 1906 he again stood 

 for the University of London but was not elected. 



As to Sir Michael's merits as an investigator this is not the place 

 to speak. Nor is it appropriate here to say more of his qualities as 

 a teacher than that his interest in his subject was extended to 

 s udies in vegetable as well as in animal physiology, and that his 



knowledge. 



ancement 



thSah £ Cambridge and at Burlington House, arduous 



though they were, did not deter him from undertaking useful 

 public work. Thus, in 1884, at a critical period in its h if tor y, he 



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 happier times Sir Michael and his friend Sir W. T. Thiselton- 



££ ^helfrom hi C de ™^ *«"" to the same task, retired 

 t g t:itT£ti™™} m ^mary, 1889. Sir Michael served 



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appointed, in 1901, Chairman of the Committee on Tuberculosis. 



At his home at (Ireat Shelf ord near fWh,i,w a- w u i 

 made for himself a «wrf™ ™ Sl?", ^bridge, Sir Michael 



garden 



was especially devoted to the genus /W, Tta ^Tf ^ , 

 a knowledge that was as accurate as 1 LT , ° h he P 0S9esse(1 

 placed by him freely at ft^S ofTthe^s ""' *** ** ™ 



March last, of this ve^n W £ announces the death, in 

 at Bouscat,' near Bort eTux ^^^^ botanical collector 



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