152 Charles Darwin. 



This Darwin considered one of the highest compli- 

 ments ever paid him. 



In 1880 he was much gratified upon receiving an 

 address presented by members of the Council of the 

 Birmingham Philosophical Society. 



The following is a partial list of the societies which 

 honoured him and which he honoured by member- 

 ship: 



HONOURS, DEGREES, SOCIETIES, ETC 



Order. Prussian Order, " Pour le Merite," 1867. 

 Office. County Magistrate, 1857. 



( B.A., 1831 [1832]. 

 Degrees. Cambridge -< M.A., 1837. 



( Hon. LL.D., 1877. 



Breslau . Hon. Doctor in Medicine and Surgery, 1862. 

 Bonn . . Hon. Doctor in Medicine and Surgery, 1868. 

 Leyden . Hon. M.D., 1875. 



Societies. London . Zoological. Corresp. Member, 1831. 

 Entomological. 1833. Orig. Member. 

 Geological. 1836. Wollaston Medal, 1859. 

 Royal Geographical. 1838. 

 Royal. 1839. Royal Medal, 1853. Copley 



Medal, 1864. 

 Linnsean. 1854. 

 Ethnological. 1861. 



Medico-Chirurgical. Hon. Member. 1868. 

 Baly Medal of the Royal College of Physi- 

 cians, 1879. 



Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1865. 



Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh, 1826. Hon. Member, 1861. 

 Royal Irish Academy. Hon. Member, 1866. 

 Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester. Hon. Member 

 1868. 



Watford Nat. Hist. Society. Hon. Member, 1877. 

 Asiatic Society of Bengal. Hon. Member, 1871. 

 Royal Society of New South Wales. Hon. Member, r87 9 . 



