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biology, both, in laboratory and museum accommodation, 

 in the Natural History building now in course of erection. 

 Soon after the opening of University College, at a time 

 when it was badly needed, he kindly gave a small donation 

 for the provision of books for the biological department ; 

 and it is pleasant to think that arrangements are being 

 made whereby his own library of marine biology will be 

 deposited in the departmental library of our new buildings 

 for the use of the workers who follow in his footsteps, and 

 to keep alive his name in connection with the subject for 

 which he did so much. 



Thompson was a fellow of the Linnean Society, and 

 sometimes attended the meetings ; although for the most 

 part he was too busy in Liverpool to take an active interest 

 in London scientific societies. But he was a regular and 

 useful member of Section D (Zoology) at British Associa- 

 tion Meetings. He has served on various Committees of 

 the Association, and has taken part in the preparation of 

 several Reports. On the occasion of the last visit of the 

 British Association to Liverpool, in 1S9G, Thompson was 

 one of the Local Secretaries, and his colleagues, the other 

 local officers, can testify how well he did his share of the 

 hard work, and how much the success of that great 

 meeting depended upon his admirable business arrange- 

 ments and careful attention to detail. 



Although a Quaker in early life, he afterwards 

 severed his connection with that community, and joined 

 the Unitarians. Of late years he attended the Ullet Eoad 

 Unitarian Church. He took much interest in the investi- 

 gation of telepathy and allied phenomena carried on by 

 Lodge and others, and attended many of their meetings 

 and sittings. He was a member of the Psychical Research 

 Society for some years, 



