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Geologv. and likewise to Archaeology, it is as Professor that he will 

 be chiefly remembered. Under his active direction there grew up 

 at Cambridge a large and flourishing school of geology, and many 

 of his old students have gone forth to occupy chairs in other 

 Universities, or to recruit the ranks of geological surveys at home 

 and beyond the seas. A certain youthfulness of spirit, which 

 remained with him to the last, enabled him to be on easy terms 

 with junior and senior alike, while those who were more closely 

 associated with him in the work found unfailing consideration at 

 his hands. As a lecturer he had a remarkably ready and fluent 

 delivery, and never failed to make his subject clear to every one of 

 his audience. Loyalty to his own old teacher was strong in him, 

 and sometimes led him to revive controversies which had lost some- 

 thing of their interest to a new generation. A more important 

 work, which engaged him for some years, was the biography of 

 Sedgwick ; but this eventually proved too heavy a task for one 

 immersed in professorial duties, and after long delay was relegated 

 to another hand. Causes of a different kind long deferred the 

 progress of an undertaking which was even closer to Hughes's 

 heart, the erection of the Sedgwick Memorial Museum. Completed 

 at last in 1904, this building stands as a worthy memorial of a 

 great man. while to those who know Cambridge it is a witness 

 likewise to the energy and devotion of his successor. 



Hughes had married in 1S82 Mary Caroline, daughter of Canon 

 G. F. Weston, a lady of wide culture, artist and naturalist. 

 Mrs. Huo-hes from the first entered thoroughlv into her husband's 

 career, accompanying him on his travels and sharing all his 

 activities, scientific and social. Her great charm of manner, with 

 the Professor's heartiness and genial humour, made their house ;t 

 very pleasant resort, where students were hospitably made welcome, 

 and those who revisited Cambridge were sure to find themselves 

 remembered. 



Hughes was a Fellow of this Society from 18(52, served frequently 

 on the Council, and was a Vice-President in 1888-90. In 181) I 

 the Lyell Medal was awarded to him. He was elected to the Royal 

 Society in 1889. and was also Corresponding Member of the prin- 

 cipal geological societies of Europe. From Italy he received the 

 honour of Chevalier of the Order of SS. Maurice and Lazarus. In 

 his later years he was not often seen at our meetings. University 

 duties absorbed most of his energies, and, while his spirit remained 

 the same, his bodily vigour was somewhat abated. The unexpected 



