1896.] ~- Seientifie News. 613 
The Royal Irish Academy recently elected Sir Joseph Lister, T. G. 
Bonney and Sir W. H. Flower to honorary membership. 
Dr. G. A. J. A. Ondermann, Professor of Botany in the University 
of Amsterdam, has retired on account of his great age. 
Mr. A. Lawson, botanist and director of the Cinchona plantations in 
the Madras district, died at Madras, February 14th. 
Prof. D. Barfurth, of Dorpat, goes to the University of Rostock as 
Ordinary Professor of Comparative Anatomy. 
Dr. H. Ph. Foullon von Norbeck has been appointed Chief Geolo- 
gist to the Austrian Geological Survey. 
Dr. G. Rörig, of Berlin, goes to the University of Königsberg as 
Extraordinary Professor of Zoology. 
Mr. H. M. Drummond-Hay, ornithologist and ichthyologist, died re- 
cently at Perth, Scotland, aged 82. 
Dr. J. Briquet, of Genoa, has been ai poibted Director of the Deles- 
sert Herbarium in that city. 
Mr. J. H. Ashworth succeeds Dr. Hurst as Lecturer on Zoology in 
Owens College, Manchester. 
Mr. A. S. Olliff, entomologist, died in Sydney, N. S. W., December 
29, 1895, aged 30 years. 
W. L. Sclater, of Eton College, goes to Cape Town as Curator of the 
South African Museum. 
Dr. Thilenius has been made privat docent in Anatomy in the Uni- 
versity at Strassburg. 
Dr. C. Herbert Hurst, of Manchester, goes to Dublin as assistant to 
Prof. A. C. Haddon. 
Dr. A. Smirnow, of Kazan, goes to the University of Tomsk as Pro- 
fessor of Histology. 
Col. Plunkett has been elected Director of the Science and Art Mu- 
seum in Dublin. 
Dr. A. Bogdanof, Profan of Zoology in the University of Moscow, 
died in April. 
Dr. G. Fatta has been appointed assistant in the Botanical Institute 
at Palermo. 
