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at the Socifty. But Dallas furthered natural science in other ways. Having a good 

 knowledge of languages, he translated, in 1858, von Siebold'a " Parthenogenesis," a 

 theory then looked upon as vastly heretical and impossible ; later on, another im- 

 portant Grerman work was translated by him, viz. : Fritz Miiller's " Fiir Darwin " 

 ("Facts and Arguments for Darwin"); and also others less entomological. In 

 addition, he did a vast amount of scientific literary work of a critical nature, published 

 anonymously, and largely in connection with the "Westminster Review." After the 

 death of Dr. Lawson he became editor of the now extinct "Popular Science Review." 

 We are not able to allude to a tithe of his literary work ; but one of the most import- 

 ant of all his duties must not be forgotten, viz., that of an editor for many years of 

 the " Annals and Magazine of Natural History," to which he contributed most of 

 those translated abstracts of important foreign memoirs which became a feature in 

 that old-established Journal. Neither must we overlook his contributions to the 

 " Zoological Record," with which he was identified at its commencement in 1864, 

 compiling the whole of the " Insecta^ for five years, and partially for one year more. 



We have previously said that Dallas' original scientific work has proved to be 

 of the highest order ; we regret that circumstances compelled him to abandon it. 

 He became a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1849, and for many years 

 was a Member of the Entomological Society. 



Mr. Dallas leaves a widow, three sons, and two daughters ; to one of his sons 

 we are indebted for some of the data as to early life. — R. McL. 



Robert Coane Roberts Jordan, M.D. — We much regret to announce the death 

 of Dr. Jordan, which occurred on the 24th of May, at Teignmouth. He was the 

 second son of a solicitor at Teignmouth, South Devon, and was born June 29th, 

 1825, so had nearly completed his 65th year. It is a most unusual occurrence, but 

 Robert Jordan's elder brother William, and his younger brother Charles, were like 

 himself, all entomologists. 



When, in 1841, that serial publication, " The Entomologist," intimated that it 

 would shortly cease to appear, a number of entomologists from different parts of the 

 country at once sent communications, at the same time expressing their regi'et at 

 the probably speedy cessation of that publication. Two of these communications 

 came from Teignmouth, one from the eldest brother, W. Hall Jordan, the other from 

 Robert Jordan (then just 16) ; this was his first contribution to scientific literature. 



In 1845, Robert Jordan came to London to prosecute his medical studies at 

 King's College, and remained in London in connection with his duties of House- 

 Physician at King's College Hospital, after his regular medical education was 

 completed — completed with considerable distinction. 



It was in 1849 or 1850 that we first learnt to know Dr. Jordan personally, and 

 after a period of 40 years we have still a vivid recollection of the slender, pale-faced 

 youth he then was. Slender and pale-faced he remained all his life, but his extreme 

 delicacy, combined with a troublesome cough, rendered his health in the beginning 

 of his medical career a matter of some anxiety to his family. As in the case of 

 T. Vernon WoUaston, the mental energy helped to neutralize the weakness of the 

 body, and when apparently overtired and quite exhausted, he was game for a dis- 

 cussion of some hours on any point connected with Entomology. In fact, with him 



