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The breadtli of his knowledge, his general culture, his sense 

 of humour, his interest in everything tliat was at all new were 

 the qualities tliat endeared him to his students. Everyone 

 who came under his influence was impressed by the charm of 

 his manner, his love of science, and his interest in their 

 welfare. All who attempted research found in him a willing 

 and interested helper and a sure guide, no matter in what 

 branch of the science the work lay. His inspiring influence 

 is seen in the large amount of original work that has been 

 done in various parts of the world by his old students. 



Lebour was primarily a field geologist and had studied his 

 subject in the field in many areas at home and abroad. He 

 held that it was by direct appeal to nature that the secrets of 

 the earth were to be gained. The lecture room and lat)oratory 

 were to him necessary aids to the outside study of geology. 

 He was at his best in the field, and all who studied the rocks 

 under him along the Northumberland coast or at Appleby 

 must remember with pleasure the days spent under his guid- 

 ance. The charm of these excursions was largely due to the 

 fact that he was a true student of nature himself, and thus 

 field work was conducted in the spirit of research. 



Nothing which had any bearing on geology was alien to his 

 mind. He delighted in curious natural and artificial illustra- 

 tions of geological phenomena. He was always working at 

 some branch of his subject, and it is to be regretted that much 

 of his work was never published, but the breadth of his 

 interest is shown in the numerous subjects on which he 

 wrote. They include work on stratigraphy, palaeontology, 

 physical, structural and applied geology. His original 

 scientific work was the result of accurate observation and 

 thus will bear the test of time, while more theoretical work — 

 although perhaps more striking in its day — will pass away 

 and be absorbed in later views. 



The following are the more important results of his work: — 

 (1) A geological map of Northumberland, which shows clearly 

 the main outcrops ol the strata of llie two counties : (2) A 



