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remarkable members, among them his son and his two grand- 

 sons. Thomas Reid was the son of one of his nieces. 

 HALLER, Albrecht, regarded as the founder of modern physiology ; 

 His father, learned in the law; 

 His son, a literary man and historian. 

 HARTLEY, David, philosopher and physician ; 



His son, a member of Parliament, a correspondent of Franklin, 



and one of the plenipotentiaries at the Peace of Paris. 

 HERSCHEL, Sir William ; 



His father and brother are specially noted as musicians musical 



talent was hereditary hi the family; 

 His sister, Caroline, aided him in his astronomical labours, and 



received a gold medal from the Royal Society ; 

 His son JOHN, one of the greatest astronomers of this century ; 

 Two grandsons, also astronomers. 

 HOOKER, William, and his son, Joseph D., botanists. 

 HUMBOLDT, Alexander, and his brother William. 

 HUNTER, John, the famous English anatomist ; 



His brother William, and his nephew Matthew, were also dis- 

 tinguished anatomists. 

 HUYGHENS, a Dutch astronomer; 



His father, a mathematician and statesman ; 



His brother was engaged in public life, and followed William III. 



to England. 



JUSSIEU, Bernard de, may be regarded as the most eminent of a 

 family of botanists, whose genealogy is as follows : 



^ Antoine Bernard Joseph 



Laurent 



Adrien 



LEIBNITZ. His grandfather and his father professors of jurispru- 

 dence at Leipzig. 



LINNAEUS. The talent of this great botanist is found, though in a 

 lower degree, in his son Charles. 



MILL, John Stuart. 



His fattier, James, was well-known for his works on psychology 

 and political economy. 



