Sir Frederick McCoy. 45 



created one of the first Doctors of Science, honoris causa, by the Uni- 

 versity of Cambridge. The Koyal University of Ireland also conferred 

 on him their highest degree in science and arts. He was created a 

 Knight or Chevalier of the Royal Order of the Crown of Italy by 

 King Victor Emmanuel, and has been offered similar distinctions by 

 other foreign Sovereigns in recognition of his scientific work. In 1886 

 he received the decoration of C.M.G. from Her Majesty, and was 

 created Knight Commander of that order in 1891. He has also 

 received the Emperor of Austria's great gold medal of Arts and 

 Sciences, the Murchison Medal from the Geological Society of London, 

 and other similar distinctions. He was an honorary member of the 

 Royal Society of New South Wales from 1875, and an honorary 

 active member of the Imperial Society of Naturalists of Moscow, and 

 honorary Fellow and member of many other British and foreign scien- 

 tific bodies. 



H. W. 



