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a worthy disciple of those scholars of the 

 Renascence who interested themselves in 

 natural philosophy, but also of those who 

 were devotees of the ancient languages and 

 literature. But Sir William Osier was a man 

 first — a physician and scholar afterward; 

 and beneath his high spirits, his love of fun, 

 lay an infinite compassion and tenderness 

 toward his humankind. ' ' Write me as one 

 who loves his fellow-men." And upon few 

 men has such a measure of admiration, af- 

 fection, and love been bestowed in return. 

 These things he bore without pride, as he 

 bore his great success in life with humility. 

 On July 12, 1919, less than two months 

 after the address was delivered, he attained 

 his seventieth year, and was presented with 

 two volumes containing sixty-seven orig- 

 inal " Contributions to Medical and Bio- 

 logical Research" written in his honour. 

 In addition to this, tributes were showered 

 upon him from all sides, and his work, char- 



