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fostered by later studies at the Royal School of Mines, and at 

 Munich where he obtained his degree. It was not. however, until 

 his retirement that he was able to follow his bent freely, and our 

 science then became his predominant interest. Participating in 

 geological excursions far and near, he gained a broad knowledge of 

 current problems in various branches of geology, and was always 

 ready to discuss them. He undertook some original research in 

 the Tyrol, the results of which are contained in a paper on ' The 

 Structure and Physiography of the Tarnthal Mass,' published in- 

 our Quarterly Journal for 190S, and in two excellently-illustrated 

 papers in the ' Geological Magazine ' for 1909 & 1910. He was 

 in Austria Avhen the War broke out, and was placed under arrest 

 and held for a short time in confinement. He was elected into 

 our Society in 1884. 



Reserved and unobtrusive, Dr. Young went quietly through life, 

 making many friends, but never inviting intimacy. The dogged 

 courage with which he overcame all physical obstacles in the 

 pursuit of his favourite study was conspicuous almost to the last. 

 He died on December 8th, 1919, at the age of 78 years. 



Dr. Frederick Dtr Cane Godmax, who became a Fellow of 

 our Society in 1873, was a naturalist of the widest sympathies, 

 who devoted himself chiefly to systematic zoology, but appreciated 

 the importance of taking geology into account before attempting 

 broad generalizations. He was born at Godalming in January 1S34, 

 and died in London on February 19th, 1919. Being possessed of 

 ample means, he travelled widely in pursuit of his favourite studies, 

 and made great collections, especially of birds and insects, which he 

 gave to the British Museum. When Darwin's ' Origin of Species ' 

 was published in 1859, Godman was at Trinity College, Cambridge, 

 where he met Osbert Salvin. The two young naturalists were 

 deeply impressed by the new views expounded in Darwin's work, 

 and at once determined to investigate the problems of geographical 

 distribution. Central America seemed to them to be an especially 

 promising region for study, and in 1861 they proceeded together 

 to Guatemala, where Salvin had already collected birds and plants. 

 By 1876 they had made so much progress that the} r decided to 

 publish a great work, ' Biologia Centrali- Americana,' describing the 

 animals and plants of Central America in a most exhaustive 

 manner. They employed skilled collectors, they also enlisted the 

 services of many eminent naturalists as contributors, and the 



