British Association ; whilst at the time of his death he was Chairman 

 of the Conncil of the Society of Arts. He was made a D.C.L. of 

 Oxford honoris fausd in 1870, an LL.D. of Glasgow in 1880, of Dublin 

 in 1882, in which year the University of Wurtzbnrg also bestowed on 

 him its honorary Ph.D. He was a corresponding or ordinary member 

 of several learned societies in Europe and in America. 



In private life Sir William Siemens, with his lively, bright intelli- 

 gence always present, and eager to give pleasure and benefit to those 

 around him, was a most lovable man, singularly unselfish and full of 

 kind thought and care for others. 



We shall conclude by quoting the closing lines of an article which 

 appeared in the "Times" of November 21, 1883, "On the Life and 

 Work of Sir William Siemens." They are words with which all who 

 knew him or came in contact with him can fully sympathise, and 

 they will, besides, serve to indicate the estimation in which he was 

 held by the people of his adopted country : " Those who knew him 

 may mourn the kindly heart, the generous noble nature, so tolerant 

 of imperfect knowledge, so impatient only at charlatanism and dis- 

 honesty ; the nation at large has lost a faithful servant, chief among 

 those who live only to better the life of their fellow-men by subduing 

 the forces of nature to their use. Looking back along the line of 

 England's scientific worthies, there are few who have served the 

 people better than this her adopted son few, if any, whose life's 

 record will show so long a list of useful labours." 



