266 Obituary Notice. 



Ordinary Fellows elected du/ring 1880-81. 



JaMKS BliEBNER. 



Patrick Geddes. 



John M. Macfaklane. 



Angus Alexander M'Leod. 



John Whyte. 



John C. Pottage. 



James M. Anderson, S.S.C. 



James Galloway. 

 James Alexander, Juu. 

 George Murray. 

 William E. Dixon. 

 Frank Curwen Beddard. 

 William Ivison Macadam 



Obituary Notice of Sir Robert Ghristison, Bart. By 

 John Hutton Balfouk, M.D., Hon. Sec. 



(Read 9th February 1882.) 



We have to record this night the death of one of our 

 most distinguished memhers, Sir Robekt Ghristison, 

 Bart. This event took place on Friday, 27th January 

 1882. 



Eobert Ghristison was born on 18th July 1797. His 

 father filled the Ghair of Humanity in the University of 

 Edinburgh from 1806 to 1820. He was educated at the 

 High School of Edinburgh, and afterwards prosecuted 

 his studies, literary, classical, and medical, at the Uni- 

 versity of Edinburgh, commencing in 1811. He received 

 the degree of M.D. in 1819. His twin brother was the 

 late minister of Foulden, in Berwickshire. His elder 

 brother, »]ohn, who is now also dead, was an Advocate in 

 Edinburgh. 



Before practising iu Edinburgh, Dr Ghristison prosecuted 

 his medical studies m London, and Paris. In the 

 latter city he had the opportunity of studying chemistry 

 under Robiquet, and toxicology under Orfila. During 



