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Centenary Celebration, he received the honorary degree of Doctor 

 in Sciences from the University of Oxford. 



In 1921 Reusch resigned the Directorship of the Geological 

 Survey to make place for a j^ounger man ; but he was not to 

 enjoy long the relaxation thus gained. The story of his end, as 

 •conveyed by his lifelong friend, Prof. W. C. Brogger, is a tragic 

 and pathetic one. In October of last year he took possession of a 

 cottage which he had purchased at Hvalstad, some 12 miles from 

 'Christiania. On the following day he left his new home to attend 

 a meeting of the Council of the Norwegian Geological Society ; 

 but, on attempting to enter an electric train while in motion, 

 he fell, and was crushed beneath the wheels. He leaves a name 

 which will live in Norwegian geology, and will recall pleasant 

 memories to all who knew him. [A. H.] 



Aetueo Issel, who was- elected a Foreign Correspondent of 

 our Society in 1900 and a Foreign Member in 1907, was born at 

 Genoa on April 11th, 1842, and graduated with honours in Natural 

 Science at Pisa in 1863. He was an all-round naturalist, and 

 during his extensive travels in the Mediterranean and Bed-Sea 

 regions he devoted especial attention to the Mollusca, both living 

 and fossil. In 1869 he published an important volume on the 

 Malacology of the Ped Sea. In 1866, however, he had been 

 appointed Professor of Geology & Mineralogy in the University 

 of Genoa, and he held the Professorship of Geology alone until 

 1917. He thus began most active and varied research in geology, 

 and continued his valuable work without ceasing until his well- 

 earned retirement. He studied the geology of his native Liguria 

 from every point of view, and in 1892 he published two ex- 

 haustive volumes on the Geology and Prehistory of the country. 

 He was especially interested in the exploration of the caves on the 

 coast. For some years he was President of the Poyal Geological 

 Committee and of the Geological Society of Italy, and he was 

 very active in fostering scientific research in Genoa. His personal 

 charm and enthusiasm made him an ideal teacher and colleague, 

 and his scientific Avorth was acknowledged by the many honours 

 conferred on him by the Institute of France, the Geographical 

 Society of Italy, and other Societies, including our own. Prof. 

 Issel died at Genoa on November 27th, 1922. [A. S. W.] 



