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body, which was then engaged in the preparation of the current issue of the 

 ' British Pharmacopoeia,' which appeared in 1914. 



Wide recognition of the services which Sir Thomas Fraser had rendered 

 to medical science and education is evidenced by the many distinctions 

 which were bestowed upon him by learned bodies both at home and abroad.* 

 He was created an honorary M.D. of Dublin and a B.Sc. of Cambridge. In 

 1877 he was elected a Fellow of the Eoyal Society and also of the Eoyal 

 Society of Edinburgh. He was laureated by the Institute of France, by the 

 Turin Academy of Medicine, and by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 



In 1918, at the time of his retirement from the Chair of Materia Medica, 

 which he had occupied for forty years. Sir Thomas Fraser received a double 

 mark of appreciation ; from his University, the honorary degree of LL.D. 

 (a similar recognition having already been conferred upon him by Aberdeen 

 and Glasgow), whilst, by many friends and former pupils of his own, he was 

 presented with the replica of a portrait of himself. This portrait will 

 perpetuate for those who knew him the harmonious sensitive features, the 

 keen eye, and the dignified self-possession of posture with which so many 

 generations of Edinburgh students have been familiar. 



In his earlier years, if not actually robust physically, he was as alert and 

 energetic in occupying the scanty opportunities which presented themselves 

 for relaxation as in fulfilling the duties of the day. He had many resources 

 for leisure. He was devoted to nature, so that gardening, which enabled him 

 to study the growth and colour development of plants, had a strong attrac- 

 tion for him ; hill climbing, not merely as congenial exercise, but for the 

 pleasure of the distant view from the summit, led him at one time or other 

 to make the ascent of all the highest mountains in Britain. Shooting, but 

 more especially trout fishing, in which he was an adept, were sports which he 

 followed with enthusiasm. He recognised the need of outdoor exercise for 

 others, who, like himself, were spending the bulk of their time in class- 

 rooms, laboratories, and infirmary wards, by encouraging rowing amongst the 

 undergraduates, of whose boat club he was for many years the captain. 



The sense of pleasure and refreshment, which in more advanced life 

 Sir Thomas experienced when a vacation permitted him to visit his Highland 

 residence, "Druimbeg," in Argyleshire, can be readily appreciated. There, 

 freed for a time from the close succession of professional duties, living 

 amidst beautiful surroundings and in the companionship of his wife and 

 family, he could supervise his garden — the many medicinal plants in which 

 were of special interest to him, and enjoy the congenial opportunities for 

 recreation which were readily available. 



But for many years before the end of his active life his health had not 

 been satisfactory. He suffered from a bronchial condition, which was 

 sometimes incapacitating, and must often have rendered the discharge of 



* The substance is given here of a paragraph contained in an excellent appreciation of 

 Sir T. Fraser which appeared in the ' Scotsman ' newspaper on the day following his 

 decease. 



