100 Annals Entomological Society of America [Vol. VIII, 
HENRY HERBERT LYMAN, M. A. 
Mr. Lyman and his wife lost their lives in the disaster that 
befell the steamship ‘“‘Empress of Ireland’’ in the St. Lawrence 
River on May 29th, 1914. He was born in Montreal Decem- 
ber 21, 1854, and was a graduate of McGill University. After 
leaving College he entered his father’s firm of wholesale chemists 
and eventually became senior partner and president of the 
widely known Lymans, Limited. From his early boyhood he 
was greatly interested in observing insects and their ways and, 
though engrossed with the management of an extensive business 
concern, he devoted his evenings and holidays very largely to 
the study and collection of Lepidoptera. For nearly forty 
years he was an active and zealous member of the Entomological 
Society of Ontario, and rarely failed to attend its annual meet- 
ings. During the same period he was the mainstay of the Mon- 
treal Branch, whose monthly meetings were for the most part 
held at his hospitable residence. In 1897 he was elected Presi- 
dent of the parent Society, holding office for two years, and in 
August, 1907 he became a Fellow of the Entomological Soci- 
ety of America. He was also a member of many Entomological 
Societies in Europe and America. 
Mr. Lyman was a constant contributor to the “Canadian 
Entomologist’? and the Annual Reports of the Society, his 
papers amounting to more than seventy in number. They 
were for the most part systematic studies in the Lepidoptera, 
though some were of a less technical character. 
For a long time past Mr. Lyman suffered from increasing 
deafness and of late could only carry on conversation with the 
aid of an ear-trumpet or by writing. He was, however, always 
lively and cheerful, and enjoyed attending scientific meetings 
and other gatherings. He was an excellent example of an 
amateur Entomologist, who devoted much time and study to 
the pursuit, and keenly enjoyed the work for its own sake. His 
large and valuable collections of Lepidoptera were bequeathed 
to the Museum of McGill University, Montreal, together with 
a sufficient sum of money to ensure permanent and proper 
care. 
