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tion by the bestowal of honorary degrees (LL.D. by Harvard, Wisconsin, 

 and Glasgow, and Ph.D. by Upsala), as well as by his election to member- 

 ship in the National and Paris Academies of Science, the American 

 Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the 

 Linnaean Society of London, and various other scientific bodies in this 

 country and abroad. His good judgment, keen sense of humor, origi- 

 nality, and faculty for interesting presentation never failed to render any 

 public deliverance of his a memorable event. 



There are few that have been brought into close relations with him as 

 students, or in scientific work, whose standards and ideals he did not 

 fundamentally influence; while those who had experienced his unfailing 

 kindness, thoughtfulness, and sympathetic interest not only regarded 

 him with the honor and respect due to his character and attainments, but 

 with a personal feeling of obligation and affection. — Roland Thaxter, 

 Harvard University. 



