Professor Albert Jean Gaudry. 51 



Gouvei'nement pendant les annees 1853-1854,' your ' Animaux 

 fossiles et Geologie de I'Attique,' and, lastly, your work ' Les 

 Enchaineinents du uionde animal dans les temps geologiques,' 

 have made your name so familiar, wherever our branch of natural 

 science is cultivated, that in receiving you we feel we are not 

 receiving a stranger, but a scientific brother, and one who, by his 

 labours and singleness of aim, has achieved a position as a palaeon- 

 tologist such as few can hope to attain. Personally it affords me 

 great and sincere pleasure that it has fallen to my lot to hand you 

 this Medal, which, by the consent of all, has never been more 

 worthily bestowed." Later on the Eoyal Society recognized Pro- 

 fessor Gaudry's merits by electing him one of its Foreign Members 

 in 1895. 



But the crowning honour of Professor Gaudry's career was 

 reserved for the 9tli March last, when his pupils, friends, and 

 admirers assembled in the Palseontological Gallery, one of the 

 most beautiful buildings of the Museum of Natural History in 

 the Jardin des Plantes, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary 

 of his connection with the Museum by presenting to him a gold 

 medal, designed by M. F. Vernon, bearing his portrait and name 

 on the obverse, and on the reverse a classical female figure (to 

 represent our science), supporting a geological pickaxe, beside 

 which rest the skull and lower jaw of D'motherium, and at her 

 feet numerous fossil bones. In the background is a view, in low 

 relief, of the ravine and hills at Pikermi, Greece, where Gaudry 

 carried out his great work nearly fifty years ago. This side bears 

 the inscription above — 



" A . Albert . Gaudry 



Paleontologiste 

 ses . Eleves . ses . Amis 

 ses . Admirateurs " ; 



and beneath the figure the words 



"Pikermi . 1855-1860." 



Over forty French and foreign Academies and scientific bodies 

 either sent delegates or forwarded written addresses, and nearly 

 350 names of distinguished men of science of all nationalities have 

 subscribed to the list. 



Apart from his eminent scientific attainments which have rendered 

 his name so well known and honoured as one of the leading 

 biologists of the day. Professor Gaudry has endeared himself, not 

 only to his pupils and colleagues, but to a very wide circle of 

 friends and admirers, by the amiability of his disposition and the 

 kindness of heart which he has always displayed both to friends and 

 strangers, at all times, whenever they have approached him and 

 sought his personal or scientific aid. Long may he live and continue 

 to enjoy that warm regard which all feel for so amiable and kindly 

 a man. 



His former pupil and valued assistant of many years. Professor 

 Marcellin Boule, has, we learn, been appointed as successor to 

 Professor Gaudry, and will carry onward with him in his career 

 the same good wishes which follow his master into his retirement. 



