4 PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. 
Professor Parker was a younger son of the well-known 
Dr. W. K. Parker, F.R.S., Professor of Anatomy in the 
Royal College of Surgeons, and was born in London in 
1850; he received his scientific education at the Royal 
School of Mines, London, where we were friends and fellow- 
students. He was Demonstrator of Biology under Professor 
Huxley at the Royal School of Mines and Royal College 
of Science; also Lecturer in Biology at Bedford College, 
London ; an Examiner for the University of Aberdeen, and 
for the Science and Art Department, South Kensington, and 
came out to Otago University some seventeen years ago 
(1880) as Professor of Biology and Curator of the Museum, 
and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1888. 
His “ Zootomy” is a well-known practical hand-book for 
students, and his “ Hlementary Lessons in Biology” is 
deservedly popular; the latter has passed through several 
editions, and has been translated into German. He was 
also author of many papers published in various scientific 
journals, including the Transactions of the Royal Society, 
London, and he had in conjunction with Professor Haswell 
just finished a text-book of zoology, probably one of the 
best of its kind that has yet been written. Professor 
Parker also introduced a valuable process for preserving 
and exhibitme the cartilaginous skeletons of fishes, which 
is now largely used in most museums in all parts of the 
world. 
Many of our biological members were looking forward to 
meeting Professor Parker, some as old friends, while others 
wished to make his acquaintance; all will regret his 
absence most keenly. 
He died on the seventh of November last, at the com- 
paratively early age of 47, cut off in the full career of his 
matured and best work. 
Professor Parker’s work is probably far better known in 
Europe and America than it is in Australasia, for the 
number of people here who can appreciate work such as 
