762 Richard Rathbun. 



together with a paper of historical interest on the history 

 of the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and 

 Sciences. 45 



On the day of Dr. Rathbun 's death, July 16, 1918, the 

 staff of the Smithsonian Institution recorded "their pro- 

 found sorrow at the loss of a sincere friend, an executive 

 officer of marked ability and one whose administration 

 has had a wide influence upon the scientific institutions 

 of the nation. " 



To his far-sighted wisdom, administrative ability, and 

 untiring zeal systematic and economic zoology owe much, 

 and to him the American public for generations will be 

 indebted for an exposition of natural history which has 

 few rivals. 



For a brief account of the personal side of Dr. Rath- 

 bun's life, his success as an executive of the U. S. 

 Fish Commission, Smithsonian Institution and National 

 Museum, together with the honors which were accorded 

 him, the reader is referred to Dr. Marcus Benjamin's 

 recent paper in Science. 46 



Richard Rathbun 's scientific career may be summar- 

 ized in a few words ; a youthful enthusiast in paleon- 

 tology, an investigator of the Devonian and Cretaceous 

 deposits and the coral reefs of Brazil, a contributor to 

 systematic paleontology and zoology; in middle life a 

 leading authority on the economic aspects of marine 

 zoology and the means of its investigation; but most 

 prominently and gratefully recognized in his full matur- 

 ity for his remarkable ability in the administration of 

 the United States National Museum; to him in large 

 measure the successful development of this great national 

 center of research and exposition is due. 



Wesley R. Coe. 



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3 Vol. 11, 110-127, 1875. 



4 Proe. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 1874, 17, 241-256, 1875. 

 5 Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, 3, 159-183, 1878. 



6 Amer. Naturalist, 13, 539-551, 1879. 



7 Loc. cit., 10, 439-440, 1876. 



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9 Amer. Naturalist, 13, 347-358, 1879. 



