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scientific research into subjects connected with medicine, elected a 

 Fellow of the Royal Society. He was also a member of the Senate 

 of London University elected by the Queen, LL.D. of Edinburgh, 

 M.D. (Hon.) of Dublin and of the Royal University of Ireland, and 

 also a Fellow (Hon.) of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. 

 He was Fellow and President of both the Medical and Chirurgical 

 and the Pathological Societies, to the ' Transactions ' of which he 

 made several valuable contributions, and member and President of 

 the Harveian Society of London. 



In 1890 he was appointed Physician Extraordinary to the Queen ; 

 -arid on New Year's Day, 1891, received the well-merited honour of a 

 baronetcy of the United Kingdom. This becomes extinct with his 

 -death, as Sir Richard Quain leaves no son. Isabella Agnes, Lady 

 *Quain, to whom he was married in 1854, was the only daughter of 

 Mr. George Wray, of Cleasby, Yorkshire she died, to his profound 

 grief, a few months after the baronetcy had been conferred upon 

 him. Four daughters survive him. 



Sir Richard Quain was much and justly esteemed by his profession 

 ^aiid by the public. The kind-heartedness and geniality of his nature, 

 his amusing and epigrammatic conversation, his wide knowledge of 

 anen, and his unwearying sympathy and kindness, made him popular 

 not only with the younger as well as the older members of his pro- 

 fession, but with society generally, and in the Athenaeum and Garrick 

 Clubs, of which he was a well known member, whilst the bright and 

 cheering effect of his presence in the sick room was always beneficial. 

 Few men have been more endowed with the faculty of endearing 

 themselves to their acquaintances, friends, and patients ; and few 

 *will be more regretted than the warm-hearted, genial Irishman and 

 .physician who has been taken from us, though not until advanced 

 .age had afforded the world full opportunity of appreciating his merits. 



J. F. 



JAMES JOSEPH SYLVESTER was born in London on September 3, 

 1814. He was the youngest son of Abraham Joseph, and had 

 five brothers and two sisters. His eldest brother early in life 

 established himself in America, and assumed the name of Sylvester 

 an example followed by all his brothers. 



James went to Neumegen's well-known Jewish boarding school at 

 Highgate from the age of six until he was twelve. Mr. Neumegen, a 

 good mathematician, was strongly impressed by the boy's mathe- 

 matical talent, sedulously fostered it, and sent him at the age of 

 eleven to be tested by Dr. Olirithus Gregory at the Royal Military 

 Academy at Woolwich. Dr. Gregory, after examining in algebra, 

 jjronounced him to be possessed of great talents, and recommended 

 his mathematical tutor to pay great attention to his instruction. He 



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