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His great knowledge and experience were always at the disposal of 

 his geologic brethren, who did not hesitate to appeal to him ; 

 and this held not only in England, but in all countries. 



Besides his more general work, that of the district in which he- 

 spent the latter part of his life was not passed over as unimportant. 

 He greatly helped in the work of the Croydon Natural Historr 

 Society, at the meetings of which he was a frequent attendant,, 

 especially at those of the Geological Section, where his advice and 

 opinion were much valued. Several papers on local geology, dealing; 

 with the fire-stone, the Chalk, and the gravels, came from his pen ; 

 but he could never be induced to accept the office of President, to 

 the great regret of the members. 



Having been for many years in intimate connexion with many 

 German geologists, whose scientific work he valued, he was much 

 grieved by the barbarous actions of Germany in the Great War,, 

 and this somewhat embittered his later days. 



Loss of memory hindered his power for work, and, after a long- 

 illness, he died at Croydon on March 18th, 1918, when only six 

 days short of the age of 79. 



During his long years of work Hinde was a constant collector,, 

 and his specimens were not only well selected, but also carefully 

 labelled : his methods were precise. It is, therefore, a matter of 

 great satisfaction to geologists that by the generosity of his widow 

 his fine collection has. for the most part, been added to the national 

 store, at the Natural History Museum. This collection contains a 

 vast number of fine fossils, from various parts, and of microscopic 

 slides, including very many figured specimens. Thus, therefore, 

 has been established the best possible memorial of him and of his. 

 work : one, too, that he would like. 



His valuable library has, also through the kindness of Mrs. Hinde,. 

 been distributed, to a large extent among scientific and educa- 

 tional institutions, as well as among workers at the science that 

 he loved so well. [W. W.] 



Henry Shale r AVilltams, formerly Professor of Geology and 

 Director of the Museum in the Cornell University, was elected a 

 Fellow in 1883. He was born at Ithaca (N.Y.), on March 6th,. 

 1817, and graduated Ph.D. at Yale in 1868. After some useful 

 preliminary research in biology, he was attracted to Palaeontology 

 and Geology, which henceforth were the main pursuits of his life.. 

 In 1879 he was made Assistant Professor of Geolo° - v & Paheon- 



