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Hamburg, where he had time for faunistic studies. 

 In 1868 he went to Kiel as professor of zoology, and 

 it was there that he did what was probably his best 

 work, which is embodied in great part in the book 

 already referred to. He had his share of travel too, 

 and made collections and observations of importance 

 in Mauritius, the Seychelles, and elsewhere. In 1880 

 he had the pleasure of seeing the completion of the 

 Zoological Museum and Institute at Kiel, to the 

 organisation of which he had devoted himself whole- 

 heartedly. In 1S87 he was called to Berlin as director 

 of the new Zoological Museum, a position which he 

 held until the end of 1905. His first zoological paper 

 was on •' The Nests of Social Wasps." Of the many 

 olhers, we may ^mention " Die Fauna der Kieler 

 Bucht " (along' with H. A. Meyer), " Beitriige zur 

 Meeresfauna der Insel Mauritius unci der Seychellen," 

 " Die Fische der Ostsee," " Die Bildung, Geltung und 

 Bezeichnung der Artbegriffe." He was particularly 

 interested in marine creatures, in molluscs especially, 

 but he ranged over a wide field, from alcyonarians to 

 fishes. It is but a few months since his " Aesthetik 

 der Tierwelt " was published, expressing with un- 

 abated enthusiasm his delight in the sea's endless 

 progeny. 



The Festschrift to Mobius with which his students 

 honoured him on his eightieth birthday was an 

 eloquent testimony to his efficiency as a teacher; the 

 list of his papers — faunistic, bionomical, practical, and 

 theoretical — suggests a strenuous life ; and his position 

 as president of the fifth International Congress of 

 Zoologists in Berlin in 1901 was an indication of the 

 esteem in which he was so widelv held. 



77/E BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE 

 OF FRANCE. 



^'HE subjoined address was presented to Monsieur 

 ■•• Fallieres, the President of the French Republic, 

 at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, May 27, at 

 II a.m. 



In the absence of Sir Joseph Hooker, the dovcii of 

 the British members of the Institute, who was elected 

 in 1866, the address was presented by Sir Norman 

 I.ockyer (elected in 1S73), with the following words : — 



" En I'absence du doyen des membres de I'lnstitut 

 de France dans ce pays, j'ai I'honneur de vous presenter 

 cette adresse avec le plus profond respect. 



" Les sentiments de fraternite ont ite maintenus 

 dfpuis plusieurs siecles entre les littVJrateurs, les savants 

 el les artistes de la France et de I'Angleterre. 



" Nous nous rejouissons qu'a prt^'sent tout le monde 

 va suivre notre exemple." 



The President made a sympathetic reply, fully 

 acknowledging the importance of science and culture 

 in bringing nations together and cementing their 

 friendship. 



The members of the various academies were then 

 presented to the President, who cordiallv addressed a 

 few words to each. 



To the President of the French Republic. 

 Sir, — On the auspicious occasion of vour visit to 

 England we, the undersigned Associates and Corre- 

 spondents of the Institute of France, desire to be 

 permitted to offer to you an expression of our sincere 

 respect. The intellectual pursuits to which that 

 illustrious Institute is consecrated form some of the 

 most potent and enduring bonds that link the nations 

 together m peace and goodwill. As representatives 

 of these pursuits in this country we are proud of our 

 connection with the Institute of France, which has for 

 so long been one of the great centres of culture in the 

 world. We rejoice that the feelings of sympathy and 



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brotherhood which have for centuries been maintained 

 between the cultivators of Literature, Science, and Art 

 in France and Great Britain are now daily spreading 

 more widely and deeply among the peoples of the 

 two countries, and we are sure that your visit cannot 

 but give a powerful stimulus to the progress of this 

 peaceful and beneficent alliance. We desire to express 

 the fervent hope that your tenure of the high office 

 which vou hold with such lustre and distinction may 

 long continue to be prosperous. 



W'e trust that you may be pleased to receive the 

 assurance that the people of this country are heartily 

 united in their sentiment of admiration and friend- 

 ship for the people of France. 



We have the honour to subscribe ourselves, with 

 the deepest respect, 



Your obedient servants, 



1S66. Sir Joseph Hooker, G.C.S.I., O.M., C.B. 

 F.R.S. iQoo, .\. 



1873. Sir Norman Lockyer, K.C.B., 



1874. ^'i" William Huggins, K.C.B., 

 1878. Whitley Stokes, C.S.I., 



189 1, .4. 



1 88 1. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 

 189 1, A. 



1883. The Rev. R. Flint, D.D., LL.D. 

 1887. Sir John Evans, K.C.B., F.R.S. 

 1890. The Right Hon. Lord Rayleigh, 



Nobel Laureate, P.R.S. 

 1890. Sir Hubert von Herkomer, C.V, 



1896, A. 



1890. Sir E. Maunde Thompson, K.C.B. 



P.B.A. 

 i8qi. Sir Archibald Geikie, K.C.B., F.R.S. 



1891. The Right Hon. James Bryce, P.C, 



F.B..\. 1904, A. 



1893. A The Right Hon. Lord Lister, P.C, 



F.R.S. 

 1903. Sir F'redcrick Pollock, Bart., F.B..\. 

 1903. Sir Henrv Roscoe. F.R.S. 



1894. R. W. Macbeth, R.A. 



1895. Sir William Ramsav, K.C.B., Nobel Laureate, 



F.R.S. 



1896. Sir William M. Christie, K.C.B., F.R.S. 

 1896. Sir David Gill, K.C.B. , F.R.S. 



1898. Sir Edward Poynter, Bart., P.R.A. 



1899. Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, K.C.B., F.R.S. 

 i9oi.ASir William Q. Orchardson, R.A. 



1901. J. S. Sargent. R..\. 1905, a. 



1902. J. E. C. Bodlev. 



1902. The Right Ho'n. Lord Rcav, PC. 



G.C.I.E., F.B.A. iqo6, A. 



1903. John H. Lorimer, R.S.A. 

 1903. W. G. John. A. R.A. 



1903. Edward Caird, LL.D., D.C.L. 



1904. Stanhope A. Forbes, A. R.A. 



1905. Arthur J. Evans, F.R.S., F.B.A. 



1905. Sir Francis Seymour Haden, P.R.S.P.E. 



1905. Barclay Vincent Head. D.Litt., D.C.L. , Ph.D. 



1905. Richard Phen^ Spiers, F.R.I.B.A., F.S.A. 



1906. Sir William Crookes, F.R.S. 



1907. Sir George Darwin, K.C.B., F.R.S. 



1907. The. Right Hon. Lord Brassev, G.C.B. 

 190S. The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, M.P., F.R.S. 



1908. E. A. Abbey, R.A. 



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The following 

 -Address : — 



French translation of the 



.4 son Excellence, Monsieur Falliefes, PrdsiJent 

 de la Rdpuhlique Francaise. 



MoxsiEUR LE President, — Nous saisissons avec 

 empressement I'occasion de votre visite officielle k 

 Londres pour vous prier, en notre qualite de 

 Membres associ^s et correspondents de I'lnstitut de 

 France, de vouloir bien accepter I'expression de nos 

 plus respectueux honimages. 



Les .\rts et les Sciences au progres desquels se 



