142 Obituary— Frederick William Rudler, I.S.O., F.G.S. 



remembered. The stimulus of necessity was, however, wanting, and 

 Mr. Hunt could allow himself the pleasant freedom of the amateur to 

 take up and lay aside a number of diverse pursuits, to turn from the 

 microscope and the study of igneous rocks to pen a long letter to 

 the local or provincial press, voicing his views on the various actions of 

 the Municipal Authorities and the needs of Torquay and its harbour, 

 and on the hundred and one other matters a Corporation undertakes. 



In early years I paid many pleasant visits to my old friend 

 Mr. John Edward Lee, antiquary and geologist, at Torquay. There 

 I met Arthur Roope Hunt, and with him I studied ripple-mark, and 

 in his boat we visited the raised beaches on the Thatcher. He 

 also showed me his model arrangement for demonstrating the force 

 and velocity of waves and their action on the stability of lighthouses. 

 He was full of enthusiasm and interest, and I look back to my 

 friendship with him as a most pleasant memory. The loss of such 

 a versatile man of genius will be much felt by the wide circle in 

 Devonshire and elsewhere with whom he came in contact, either 

 personally or by correspondence, for he was a great letter-writer. 



Between 1890 and 1913 Mr. Hunt frequently contributed to the 

 Geological Magazine, and to the Transactions of the Devonshire 

 Association from 1873 to 1913. His paper on "Ripple-mark" was 

 read by Lord Rayleigh before the Royal Society in 1882 (see Proc. 

 Roy. Soc). Other products of his pen appeared in the publications 

 of the Torquay .Natural History Society, the Proceedings of the 

 Royal Dublin Society, the Lintiean Society, the British Association, 

 the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and in the Westminster Review. 

 He published altogether nearly a hundred papers, whilst his letters 

 on scientific and general topics in the Torquay Directory and other 

 newspapers probably reached several hundred in number. He was 

 a past President of the Torquay Natural History Society, one of the 

 founders and managers of its Museum, and its frequent benefactor. 

 On no less than three occasions he felt compelled to decline the 

 proffered honour of the presidency of the Devonshire Association. 



In his yachting days he was a member of the Royal Dart Yacht 

 Club ; he was a former Captain of the Torquay Golf Club ; and 

 Captain of the Miniature Rifle Club at Walls Hill. Amongst his 

 varied attainments he was an enthusiastic musician, and an accom- 

 plished photographer. 



Mr, Hunt leaves a widow and a son, Mr. C. A. Hunt, M.A., 

 Barrister-at-Law, and one married daughter, Mrs. Ernest Smith. 



. H. W. 



FREDERICK WILLIAM RUDLER, I.S.O., F.G.S. , Etc. 

 Born July, 1840. Died January 23, 1915. 



The death of Mr. F. W. Rudler took place at Tatsfield, Surrey, on 

 January 23, and will cause the deepest sorrow to a very wide circle 

 of geological and other scientific friends, by whom he was highly 

 esteemed for his wide literary and scientific attainments, and beloved 

 for his gentle and kindly disposition. His modesty almost amounted 

 to shyness. He was a friend to those in trouble and a generous 

 helper to those in need. Some fifty-five years have passed away 



