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considerable reputation as a writer of medical works : his " Histologic und Histo- 

 chemie der Menschen " appeared in 1859, and reached a fifth edition in 1876, besides 

 being translated into English, into French, and into Russian. " Das Microscop und 

 die microscopische Technik " appeared in 1863, reached an eighth edition in 1886, 

 and was also translated into English, French, and Russian. A third work, " Grund- 

 ziige der Histologie " appeared in 1875, reached a third edition in 1885, and was 

 translated into English, French, Italian, and Spanish. 



Professor Frey was married April 21st, 1852, to Doris, a daughter of Dr. A. 

 Clemens, a Physician of Frankfort ; in the early years of his marriage two sons were 

 born to him, then, after eight yeai-s, a third son was born, but only lived eight weeks. 

 The eldest son died January 18th, 1882, when about 29 years old ; the second son 

 married, and is settled at Q-enoa, but has not developed any entomological tastes ; 

 perhaps, however, they may be looked for in his progeny. 



On August 7th, 1889, Professor Frey was attacked with apoplexy, and his death 

 ensued on January 17th, 1890.— H. T. S. 



Enghne Desmarest.- — The Entomological Society of France has been singularly 

 unfortunate in losing, within a few days of each other, two of its oldest and most 

 important ofBcials. Following close upon the Hon. Treasurer, it has now to mourn 

 the loss of the Senior Secretary, who had occupied the position since 1840, and who 

 was mainly responsible for the very copious " Bulletins " that are appended to the 

 " Annales." He died just before last Christmas, somewhat suddenly, only two days 

 after his annual re-election, at which he was absent for the first time, owing to an 

 illness that was not looked upon as serious. He held the position of Keeper of the 

 Department of Comparative Anatomy at the Museum of the Jardin des Plantes, 

 and became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1838. His ento- 

 mological works, outside the editing of the French " Annales," were not very 

 numerous, and were mainly on the line of economic entomology. He was a Naturalist 

 by descent, for his father, an ofEcial veterinary surgeon, published much on Entomo- 

 logy, and was the founder of that much discussed, and very extraordinary, Coleopterous 

 genus Hypocephalus, though many probably associate it with the son. 



Birmingham Ejttomological Society: February \2th, 1890. — Mr. W. Or. 

 BiATCH, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. C. J. Wainwright read a paper on " One day's work in Wyre Forest," in 

 which he described an unusually good day's collecting. Many good species were 

 taken, including larvae of Endromis versicolor, many of Aspha\ia flavicornis, 

 Pterostoma palpina, &c. He urged on the Members to devote special energies to 

 the Forest, which lie believed to be the best district, at any rate, in the Midlands. 

 Considerable discussion followed, in which Messrs. G. T. Baker, W. G. Blatch, and 

 R. C. Bradley joined. 



March 3/-rf, 1890.— The President in the Chair. 



Messrs. H. M. Lee, A. Johnson, and R. P. Gilbert were elected Members of the 

 Society, 



