PSYCHE. 



GEORGE HENRY HORN. 



George Henry Horn, President of 

 the American entomological society, 

 (lied at Beesley's Point, N. J., Novem- 

 ber 24, 1S97. He was born April 7, 

 1840, at Philadelphia. After attending 

 the Central High School he entered the 

 University of Pennsylvania, graduating 

 in medicine in 1S61. From 1S62-1S66 

 Dr. Horn was a surgeon in the United 

 States army serving in California, 

 Arizona, and New Mexico ; here he 

 gathered large collections especially in 

 Coleoptera. On his return to Philadel- 

 phia Dr. Horn entered upon the practice 

 of his profession ; his skill in obstetrics 

 soon brought him a large clientele. A 

 few years ago he gave up active practice. 

 Dr. Horn visited Europe on several 

 occasions, and made a trip to California 

 in 1893; with these exceptions his life 

 was practically passed in Philadelphia, 

 where he was active in scientific circles 

 through his connection with the Amer- 

 ican entomological society, the Academy 

 of natural sciences, and the American 

 philosophical society ; of the last he 

 was librarian and one of tlie secretaries 

 at the time of his death. Though nom- 

 inally connected with the University of 

 Pennsylvania, since ) S90, as Professor 

 of entomology, he never taught. Dr. 



Horn was a charter member of the 

 Entomological society of Philadelphia, 

 the predecessor of the American ento- 

 mological society, and an honorary or 

 corresponding member of various 

 entomological societies the world over. 

 His collection and library, together 

 witli a modest sum of money, were 

 bequcatiied to the American entomo- 

 logical society. A physician by pro- 

 fession Dr. Horn was even earlier a 

 naturalist. Before graduating from the 

 medical school he had published a few 

 papers on recent and fossil corals ; the 

 influence of Prof. Joseph Leidy, how- 

 ever, turned his attention to entomology, 

 while the advice and friendship of Dr. 

 John L. Leconte led him to devote him- 

 self to the study of the Coleoptera of 

 Boreal America. He was distinctly 

 Leconte's pupil, working in cooperation 

 with him fir man}' years, and, since 

 1S83, easil}' the most eminent investi- 

 gator in his chosen line of work ; but 

 few of his studies concerned extra- 

 limital forms, and though several were 

 devoted to the habits and early stages, 

 and at least one to fossil forms, his 

 work deals almost entirely with North 

 American Coleopterology from a sys- 

 tematic, descriptive standpoint. His 



